nanny

英['nænɪ] 美['næni]

近义词goat

反义词

复数: nannies;

nanny 保姆，奶奶

来自儿语。比较aunt.

nanny (n.): "children's nurse," 1795, from widespread child's word for "female adult other than mother" (compare Greek nanna "aunt"). The word also is a nickname form of the fem. proper name Ann, which probably is the sense in nanny goat (1788, compare billy goat). Nanny-house "brothel" is slang from c. 1700. Nanny state, in reference to overintrusive government policies is attested by 1987, the term associated with British political leader Margaret Thatcher, who criticized the tendency.
nanny (v.): "to be unduly protective," 1954, from nanny (n.). Related: Nannied; nannying.

1. They go for decorous walks every day in parks with their nanny.: 他们每天都和保姆一起在公园里散步，表现得很有教养。

2. Hiring a nanny has turned out to be the perfect solution.: 雇用保姆结果成了解决问题的最佳方法。

5. She was taken on as a nanny to their two small children.: 她受雇为他们的两个小孩当保母.