NOUN | person | nanny, nursemaid, nurse | a woman who is the custodian of children |
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animal | nanny, nanny-goat, she-goat | female goat |
Sounds | nae'niy | |
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Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... |
Meaning | A woman who is the custodian of children. | |
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Synonyms | nursemaid, nurse | |
Narrower | dry nurse | A nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant |
mammy | An offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. | |
wet nurse, wet-nurse, wetnurse, amah | A woman hired to suckle a child of someone else | |
Broader | keeper | someone in charge of other people |
woman, adult female | An adult female person (as opposed to a man) | |
Spanish | ama, aya, chichi, nana, niñera, nodriza, norsa, nurse, pilmama, tata | |
Catalan | mainadera |
Meaning | female goat. | |
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Synonyms | nanny-goat, she-goat | |
Parts | udder, bag | mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) |
Broader | goat, caprine animal | Any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns |
Spanish | cabra | |
Catalan | cabra |
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