nan·ny

noun

/ˈnæni/

(plural nannies)

Idioms

a person whose job is to take care of young children in the children’s own home（儿童家中的）保姆
- She applied for the job of nanny to the Rickman family.她申请担任里克曼一家的保母一职。
- She was taken on as a nanny to their two small children.她受雇为他们的两个小孩当保母。
Topics Life stagesc1, Jobsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- live-in
- full-time
preposition
- nanny for
- nanny to
(also nan)
(both British English) (used by children, especially as a form of address) a grandmother奶奶；姥姥
- When is Nanny coming to stay?奶奶什么时候来住？
- my nan and grandad我的爷爷、奶奶
see also grannyTopics Family and relationshipsc2

Word Originearly 18th cent.: familiar form of the given name Ann.

Idioms

the nanny state

(disapproving) a way of talking about government which shows that you do not approve of it and suggests that it is too involved in controlling and protecting people in a way that limits their freedom保姆国家（过分监管或保护国民，限制其自由）
- This latest policy is an example of the nanny state gone mad.这项最新颁布的政策表明这个保母式国家已经走向疯狂。

单词	nanny
释义	nan·ny noun /ˈnæni/ /ˈnæni/ (plural nannies) Idioms a person whose job is to take care of young children in the children’s own home（儿童家中的）保姆 She applied for the job of nanny to the Rickman family.她申请担任里克曼一家的保母一职。 She was taken on as a nanny to their two small children.她受雇为他们的两个小孩当保母。 Topics Life stagesc1, Jobsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective live-in full-time preposition nanny for nanny to (also nan) (both British English) (used by children, especially as a form of address) a grandmother奶奶；姥姥 When is Nanny coming to stay?奶奶什么时候来住？ my nan and grandad我的爷爷、奶奶 see also grannyTopics Family and relationshipsc2 Word Originearly 18th cent.: familiar form of the given name Ann. Idioms the nanny state (disapproving) a way of talking about government which shows that you do not approve of it and suggests that it is too involved in controlling and protecting people in a way that limits their freedom保姆国家（过分监管或保护国民，限制其自由） This latest policy is an example of the nanny state gone mad.这项最新颁布的政策表明这个保母式国家已经走向疯狂。
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