nannying
nannying — 名詞
1. paid work where you look after a child for a family as their nanny.
保母工作
替人照顧孩子的工作
paid work where you look after a child for a family as their nanny.
After college, Diya found full-time nannying with a family in Taichung.
大學畢業後，Diya 在台中找到一份全職保母工作。
full-time nannying + for a family
Tariq does evening nannying while the children's parents work late.
Tariq 會在孩子爸媽晚下班時做晚間保母工作。
do nannying as regular paid work
Summer nannying gave Baraka extra money before the new school year.
暑期保母工作讓 Baraka 在新學年前多賺了一些錢。
Manuela enjoys nannying because planning games for small children comes naturally.
Manuela 喜歡當保母，因為她很會替小孩安排遊戲。
Weekend nannying can be hard when two tired toddlers refuse to sleep.
照顧兩個累壞又不肯睡的小孩時，週末保母工作會很累。
- childcare
broader; can include daycare or care by relatives, not only work as a nanny
- babysitting
usually shorter-term and less responsible than nannying
- caregiving
much broader; can include adults, elderly people, or medical support
文法句型
do nannying
full-time nannying
nannying for a family
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when it means this kind of paid childcare work. It often appears with time or job words such as full-time, evening, summer, or weekend.
常見錯誤
2. behaviour that gives someone so much help and protection that they are not allow
管太多
照顧保護過頭而不放手
behaviour that gives someone so much help and protection that they are not allowed to manage alone.
The coach said constant nannying stops young players from solving problems alone.
教練說，這樣一直管太多，只會讓年輕球員不會自己解決問題。
constant nannying preventing independence
Too much nannying at work can make new staff afraid to decide.
職場上管太多，可能會讓新進員工不敢自己做決定。
too much nannying at work
The manager's nannying left the team waiting for approval on every email.
經理這樣管太多，讓團隊每封電子郵件都得等批准。
Parents called it care, but the teenagers complained that it was nannying.
父母覺得那是關心，但青少年抱怨那根本就是管太多。
Voters called the new rule nannying because it treated adults like children.
選民說新規定根本是管太多，簡直把大人當成小孩看。
- overprotection
focuses more on guarding someone from risk
- coddling
more informal and stronger; suggests making someone weak by treating them too gently
- micromanagement
best for work or organization settings; focuses on excessive control rather than care
- independence
the freedom to act and decide without extra control
文法句型
too much nannying
constant nannying
nannying at work
用法筆記
Disapproving. It is used when help, rules, or protection take away another person's independence, especially with older children, adults, staff, or the public.