a person whose job is to take care of young children in the children’s own home （儿童家中的）保姆 She applied for the job of nanny to the Rickman family. 她申请担任里克曼一家的保母一职。 She was taken on as a nanny to their two small children. 她受雇为他们的两个小孩当保母。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- live-in
- full-time
- nanny for
- nanny to
- (also nan)(both British English)
(used by children, especially as a form of address 儿童用语，尤作称呼 a grandmother 奶奶；姥姥
Word Originearly 18th cent.: familiar form of the given name Ann.
Idioms
the nanny state
- (disapproving)
a way of talking about government which shows that you do not approve of it and suggests that it is too involved in controlling and protecting people in a way that limits their freedom 保姆式国家 This latest policy is an example of the nanny state gone mad. 这项最新颁布的政策表明这个保母式国家已经走向疯狂。