Nanny

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NAN-ee'NAN-ee'2 syllables

🇬🇧English

Caring

MEANING

Caretaker or nursemaid

ORIGIN

English

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the affectionate term for a child's nursemaid or caretaker.

CULTURAL NOTES

Often used as an affectionate name for a grandmother or an elder female caregiver.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically used in English-speaking countries to refer to a woman employed to care for a child in its own home.

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