nannylike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a nanny.

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Meanings

adjectivenannylike (comparative more nannylike, superlative most nannylike)

comparative more nannylike · superlative most nannylike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a nanny.

    If you are Margaret Thatcher, effortlessly radiating a kind of low-heeled, nannylike authority, or the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, resting on your laurels as a scientist, all you need do is pass muster.

    2007 August 26, Daphne Merkin, “The Politics of Appearance”, in New York Times

Origin

From nanny + -like.

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APA

nannylike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nannylike

MLA

“nannylike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nannylike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nannylike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nannylike.

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