supernanny
supernanny noun: a remarkably capable and energetic nanny.
Noun
supernanny (plural supernannies)
- A remarkably capable and energetic nanny.
- With lessons in good behavior all but forgotten in many homes, must teachers now be supernannies?2007 September 16, Sara London, “Children’s Books”, in New York Times
- Three decades later reality TV shows about supernannies and wife swapping take place in a postfeminist society in which families farm out parenting and domestic duties but nevertheless still cling to traditional notions of motherhood.2009, Julie Anne Taddeo, Ken Dvorak, The tube has spoken: reality TV and history, page 1
Forms of supernanny
| plural | supernannies |
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Origin of supernanny
From super- + nanny.
Questions about supernanny
- What does supernanny mean?
- Supernanny means a remarkably capable and energetic nanny.
- What part of speech is supernanny?
- Supernanny is a noun.
- What is the plural of supernanny?
- The plural of supernanny is supernannies.
Words near supernanny in the dictionary
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