nannylike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nanny +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

nannylike (comparative more nannylike, superlative most nannylike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a nanny.
    • 2007 August 26, Daphne Merkin, “The Politics of Appearance”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.