nanny

Universal Words noun (plural nannies) 1 a woman whose job is to take care of young children in the children's own home 2 (also nan) (both BrE) (used by children, especially as a form of address) a grandmother: When is Nanny coming to stay? * my nan and grandad seealsoGRANNY IDIOMS the nanny state (BrE) a disapproving way of talking about the fact that government seems to get too much involved in people's lives and to protect them too much, in a way that limits their freedom