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Whether sharing tales handed down from her grandparents' farm or evocatively describing a field of wheat, her nanny goat or pet dogs and cats, Hill wrote much of it down.
—James Walsh, Star Tribune, 15 Feb. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Nanny, nickname for Anne
First Known Use
1758, in the meaning defined above
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“Nanny goat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanny%20goat. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
nanny goat
noun
: a female goat
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