English主要词典
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