nanny
noun [C] (GRANDMOTHER) /ˈnæn.i/ UK informalDefinition
› child's word for a grandmother: [as form of address] Can I have a drink, Nanny?Names people call their close relatives
(Definition of nanny noun (GRANDMOTHER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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