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| Principal Translations |
| nanny n | (childminder) | niñera nf |
| | (ES) | canguro n común |
| | (AmL) | nana nf |
| | (ES: infantil) | tata nf |
| | Erin hired a nanny to take care of her children while she was at work. |
| | Erin contrató a una niñera para que cuidase de sus hijos mientras ella trabajaba. |
| nanny n | UK, informal (grandmother) | abuelita, abuela nf |
| | (infantil) | nana nf |
| | (afectuoso) | abu, abue nf |
| | (ES: infantil) | yaya nf |
| | Sean went to stay with his nanny while his family was on vacation. |
| | Sean se quedaba con la abuela cuando su familia estaba de vacaciones. |
Nanny,
Nannie n | UK, informal (Grandmother: in direct address) | abuelita, abuela nf |
| | (infantil) | nana nf |
| | (afectuoso) | abu, abue nf |
| | (ES: infantil) | yaya nf |
| | Laura looked at her grandmother and said, "Nanny, can I have a cookie?" |
| | Laura miró a su abuela y dijo "abuelita, ¿puedo coger una galleta?". |
| Additional Translations |
| nanny⇒ vi | (watch children) | cuidar niños loc verb |
| | | ser niñero, ser niñera loc verb |
| | Vanessa spent a year nannying before she went to college. |
| | Vanesa paso un año cuidando niños antes de ir a la universidad. |
| nanny [sb]⇒ vtr | (mind a child) | cuidar a vtr + prep |
| | | ser niñera de loc verb + prep |
| | Kate nannied four kids over the summer. |
| | Kate cuidó a cuatro niños durante el verano. |
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