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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nanny
       n 1: a woman who is the custodian of children [syn: {nursemaid},
            {nurse}]
       2: female goat [syn: {nanny-goat}, {she-goat}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

















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