nanny C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈnæni/ UK /ˈnæni/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person employed to care for a family's children; a female goat The nanny took the children to the park each afternoon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person employed to care... nursemaidgovernesscaregiverau pairmindersitter Word family Related forms nannana Etymology AI details An 18th-century word, originally a child's or pet form of the female name Ann/Nan, used as a generic name for a nurse; the 'female goat' sense (nanny goat) is by analogy. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nanny **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnæni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnæni/ ## Meanings 1. a person employed to care for a family's children; a female goat ## Examples - The nanny took the children to the park each afternoon. ## Synonyms - nursemaid - governess - caregiver - au pair - minder - sitter ## Related Forms - nan - nana ## Etymology An 18th-century word, originally a child's or pet form of the female name Ann/Nan, used as a generic name for a nurse; the 'female goat' sense (nanny goat) is by analogy. ## AI Etymology Nanny is an 18th-century word, originally a child's or pet form of the female name Ann/Nan, used as a generic name for a nurse; the 'female goat' sense (nanny goat) is by analogy. As a noun, nanny means a person employed to care for a family's children; a female goat. The same family is visible in related forms such as nan and nana. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown