Nannydom
noun
overprotectiveness on the part of an institution, likened to that of a caregiver
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[nan-ee] /ˈnæn i/ noun 1. a female given name. /ˈnænɪ/ noun (pl) -nies 1. a nurse or nursemaid for children 2. 3. a child’s word for grandmother verb nannies, nannying, nannied 4. (intransitive) to nurse or look after someone else’s children 5. (transitive) to be overprotective towards n. “children’s nurse,” 1795, from widespread child’s word […]
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