Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a
nanny .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When pressed, Hogg herself grows vague, then teary, then dismisses questions about her credentials with a brisk, nannylike "Never mind."
Cries And Whispers 2007
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Tendril's concern is that if the utilities, and not the customers, control the data, it will "create a nannylike authority," said Cameron Brooks, the company's senior director for markets and policy.
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I get a real kick out of the tone and the graphics: the nannylike reassurances that it's all going to be O.K., and we are in control, and we're all going to be happier now-it must be a response to the reaction to Buzz:
The New Yorker Macy Halford 2010
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I considered asking them directly, but it didn’t seem very nannylike.
Must Love Black Kelly McClymer 2008
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I considered asking them directly, but it didn’t seem very nannylike.
Must Love Black Kelly McClymer 2008
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I considered asking them directly, but it didn’t seem very nannylike.
Must Love Black Kelly McClymer 2008
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I considered asking them directly, but it didn’t seem very nannylike.
Must Love Black Kelly McClymer 2008
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