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How to pronounce “nanny”
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Pronunciation guide for nanny
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of nanny with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- TED Talks Daily Book Club: Talk to Me
a Haitian nanny, but I can't even
- Definition summary
- A child's nurse.
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How to pronounce nanny
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Talk to Me
a Haitian nanny, but I can't even
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “nanny”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A child's nurse.
- (colloquial) A grandmother.
- (US, colloquial) A godmother.
- A female goat.
- (mining) Synonym of sylvester (“device for pulling out pit props”).
- [Verb]
- (intransitive, transitive) To serve as a nanny.
- (transitive, derogatory) To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle. [from mid-20th c.]
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