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Английский Этимологический словарь - nanny

 
 

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Nanny

nanny
- child's word for "female adult other than mother" (cf. Gk. nanna "aunt"), also nickname of Anne. Meaning "children's nurse" is attested from 1795; nanny goat (1788) is earlier, as is nanny-house "brothel."
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  ~ n 1 a woman whose job is to take care of the children in a family, usually in the children's own home 2 BrE informal a word meaning grandmother, used by children  (It's my Nanny's birthday.) 3 the nanny state especially BrE a government which tries to control the lives of citizens too much ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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   also nannie  noun  (plural nannies)  Etymology: probably of baby-talk origin  Date: 1795 a child's nurse or caregiver ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a child's nurse. b an unduly protective person, institution, etc. (the nanny State). 2 = NAN. 3 (in full nanny-goat) a female goat. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) be unduly protective towards. Etymology: formed as NANCY ...
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  1. няня, нянька (при детях) 2. дет. нянюшка, нянечка 3. дет. бабушка 4. разг. коза ...
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  noun; dim. of Ann, Anna Нэнни NANNY I noun child. нянюшка, нянечка II = nanny-goat ...
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