Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who is employed as an au pair or child's caretaker.
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- noun informal A male
nanny (for children).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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“I prefer the term manny, Dezba,” I answered, half sarcastically, as I turned toward her.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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“I prefer the term manny, Dezba,” I answered, half sarcastically, as I turned toward her.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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In Hollywood at least, having a male nanny, or a "manny," is all the rage these days.
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Peter, the manny, is a stock character, a callow guy in his twenties on the rebound from a busted romance.
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Peter, the manny, is a stock character, a callow guy in his twenties on the rebound from a busted romance.
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I'm just an old "POOP" (pissed off old paratrooper) who wishes the docs would let him have a brew or two, I need them when the name manny enters my thoughts.
manny garcia 2010
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Or what's called a manny: someone to whip the kids into shape, lend structure, cook dinner and thump his chest.
'Melissa & Joey': '90s stars Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence do a 30s thing 2010
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Naval Academy grad and Easton, Md., native — Good is a live-in manny.
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But sometimes fighting for your manny is the only thing to do.
Archive 2006-08-01 fusenumber8 2006
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But Paps calling manny a cancer was worth posting - if only because his comments as a whole strengthen the image of the current ball club - an image that reminds me of the New England Patriots of the early 2000's ... "the team comes first."
BrainyBabe commented on the word manny
A male nanny.
December 23, 2008