Word · Frequency #7333
nanny
保姆
a woman who is the custodian of children
- 1.
A child's nurse.
儿童的保姆
- 2.
A female goat.
母山羊
- 3.
Synonym of sylvester (“device for pulling out pit props”).
sylvester的同义词(用于拉出坑木的装置)
母山羊；儿童的保姆；sylvester的同义词(用于拉出坑木的装置)；保姆；母山羊
In use
The nanny took the children to the park every afternoon.
We hired a live-in nanny to help care for our newborn baby.
The family's nanny has been with them for over ten years.
nanny (for [sb/sth])
The nanny for the Johnson children is very kind.
约翰逊孩子们的保姆非常友好。
work as a nanny
After college, she worked as a nanny in London.
大学毕业后，她在伦敦做保姆。
nanny goat
nanny goat 指母山羊，公山羊叫 billy goat。
The farmer has a nanny goat that provides milk.
Connections
Collocations
- full-time nanny
- 全职保姆
- They hired a full-time nanny to take care of their children.他们雇了一位全职保姆来照顾孩子。
- live-in nanny
- 住家保姆
- A live-in nanny lives with the family and provides round-the-clock care.住家保姆与家人同住，提供全天候照顾。
- nanny job
- 保姆工作
- She found a nanny job through an online platform.她通过在线平台找到了一份保姆工作。
- nanny agency
- 保姆中介
- They contacted a nanny agency to find a qualified caregiver.他们联系了一家保姆中介来寻找合格的看护人。
- nanny share
- 拼保姆
- Two families decided on a nanny share to split the cost.两个家庭决定拼保姆以分担费用。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
nanny音似‘奶你’，保姆喂奶，母山羊产奶，双重记忆点。
Context & Register
通常用于指代儿童保姆，属于中性场合，常用于家庭或育儿语境。另一含义“母山羊”较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the same /æni/ ending: canny, granny, fanny, Annie, manny. Caution: many (/ˈmeni/) and nanny itself are lookalikes but sound different; many rhymes with penny.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.