verb
- past tense of nanny; cared for a child as a nanny; looked after someone in an overprotective or controlling manner
Usage: transitive verb; informal when used in the sense of overprotective care
Examples
- She nannied for three families during her college years.
- The government nannied its citizens by restricting their choices.
- He nannied his younger siblings while their parents were at work.
- They felt nannied by the strict new workplace policies.
- She had nannied the same two children for over a decade.