[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]