nanny

IPA/ˈnæni/
KK[nˈæni]IPA/ˈnæni/

nanny — 名詞

  • nannysingular
  • nanniesplural

1. a person paid to look after the children of a specific household, often living w

1.名詞B1
釋義

保母

受僱照顧家庭小孩的人

a person paid to look after the children of a specific household, often living with the family

例句

The Wang family hired a full-time nanny to help with their three young children.

王家請了一位全職保母來幫忙照顧他們的三個小孩。

collocation: hire a nanny

Salma has worked as a nanny for the same family in Taipei for six years.

Salma 在台北同一個家庭擔任保母已經六年了。

present perfect: has worked as a nanny for [period]

常見搭配
  • hire a nanny
  • work as a nanny
  • live-in nanny
  • full-time nanny
  • nanny for [family]
同義詞
  • childminder

    more common in British English; often refers to someone who looks after children in their own home rather than the child's home

  • babysitter

    hired for short, occasional periods rather than regular, long-term care

  • au pair

    a young person from abroad who lives with a family and helps with childcare in exchange for room and board, usually part-time

文法句型

nanny + for + family / child

用法筆記

A nanny typically works for one family on a regular schedule, which distinguishes this job from a babysitter who is hired for short, occasional periods.

常見錯誤

We need a nanny to watch the kids for two hours this evening.
We need a babysitter to watch the kids for two hours this evening.
A nanny works regularly for a family; a babysitter is hired for short, one-time jobs.

2. a word used by children to call or refer to their grandmother

2.名詞A2
釋義

奶奶；外婆

小孩對祖母的暱稱

a word used by children to call or refer to their grandmother

例句

"Can Nanny read me a bedtime story?" the little girl asked her mother.

“奶奶可以唸床邊故事給我聽嗎？”小女孩問媽媽。

capitalised as a family name for grandmother

Nala loves spending weekends at her nanny's house, where they bake cookies together.

Nala 很喜歡去奶奶家過週末，她們會一起烤餅乾。

常見搭配
  • call someone Nanny
  • visit Nanny
  • Nanny's house
同義詞
  • grandma

    the most common informal term for grandmother across registers

  • gran

    common in British English, especially in northern England and Scotland

  • granny

    warm, affectionate term; slightly more old-fashioned than 'grandma'

反義詞

文法句型

often capitalised when used as a name

用法筆記

In this sense, the word often functions like a proper name within a family and is capitalised. Distinguish from sense 1 (CHILD CARE JOB), where 'nanny' refers to a paid caregiver rather than a family relative.

慣用語

the nanny state

idiom

A government that controls people too much by making many rules to protect them, which some people think is bad.

保姆國家

Maya thinks the new bike helmet law is just the nanny state interfering.

Does the nanny state really need to tell us what to eat?

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