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nanny

noun

nursemaid, nurse, nurserymaid, au pair;

governess;

British childminder, childcarer;

Indian ayah, amah;

Judaism metapelot;

informal nursey;

French, dated bonne.

verb

stop nannying me:

mollycoddle, be overprotective towards, cosset, coddle, wait on hand and foot, baby, nursemaid;

spoil, pamper, indulge, overindulge;

British wrap in cotton wool, feather-bed;

archaic cocker.

nanny Oxford Dictionary of English