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nannyish

nannyish adjective: like a nanny; tending to coddle.

Adjective

nannyish (comparative more nannyish, superlative most nannyish)

  1. Like a nanny; tending to coddle.

Forms of nannyish

comparativemore nannyish
superlativemost nannyish

Origin of nannyish

From nanny + -ish.

Questions about nannyish

What does nannyish mean?
Nannyish means like a nanny; tending to coddle.
What part of speech is nannyish?
Nannyish is an adjective.

Words near nannyish in the dictionary

  1. Nannygate
  2. nannyghai
  3. nannygoat
  4. nannygoats
  5. nannying
  6. nannyish
  7. nannyism
  8. nannyless
  9. nannylike
  10. nano
  11. nano mask

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