[syn: nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nanny \Nan"ny\, n.
1. A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name.
[1913 Webster]
Nanny goat, a female goat. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster] Nanny
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nanny \Nan"ny\, Nannie \Nan"nie\(n[a^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl.
nannies.
1. a caretaker for a child; a child's nurse; a nursemaid.
[PJC]
2. Grandmother; -- a child's word, used especially as a form
of address. See also nana.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nanny
n 1: a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: nanny,
nursemaid, nurse]
2: female goat [syn: nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "nanny":
Partlet, amah, ayah, biddy, billy, billy goat, bitch, bossy,
brood mare, buck, cow, doe, doeling, dry nurse, ewe, ewe lamb,
filly, goat, guinea hen, gyp, he-goat, heifer, hen, hind, jenny,
kid, lioness, mammy, mare, mountain goat, nanny goat, nurse,
nursemaid, nurserymaid, peahen, roe, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion,
sitter, slut, sow, tigress, vixen, wet nurse