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nannylike en · ADJ

Etymology

From nanny + -like.

Meanings

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:

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