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Definition of Nanny

Nanny

  1. A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name.
The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country.
Lyn Nofziger

I had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.
Temple Grandin

I don't want to live in a nanny state where people are telling me where I can go and what I can do.
Rand Paul

The thing that influenced me most in relation to 'Nanny McPhee' were the Westerns I watched with my father. All the Spaghetti Westerns; all the Virginians; all the High Chaparrals. Because if you think about the form, it's a stranger from out of town.
Emma Thompson

I certainly didn't have a nanny.
Laura Linney

Nanny Translations

nanny in French is bobonne
nanny in Hungarian is dada
nanny in Italian is bambinaia

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