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manny¹

  • /ˈmæni/

Rhymes with -æni

Where it comes from

Blend of man + nanny.

noun mannies

  1. informal A male nanny (for children). 2006 [Perry Taylor] has popped up in supermarket tabloids as the male nanny – or "manny" – for Britney Spears, who has a 9-month-old son, Sean Preston and is pregnant. — CBS News, 9 June 2006

Manny²

  • /ˈmæni/

Rhymes with -æni

Where it comes from

Diminutive with -y.

proper noun Mannie

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Emmanuel.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Manfred.
  3. Northern England, diminutive, slang Diminutive of Manchester: The city of Manchester, traditionally within the county of Lancashire, England or used more generally referring to the area surrounding, Greater Manchester

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: johnny, nanny, baby-sitter, babysitter, manila, sitter, mani, mane, back, magne, nana, nannie, my man, little man, daddy, mozo

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noun male nanny

Españolniñero
Françaisassistant maternel
Italianotato
עבריתאוֹמֵן omén

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@misc{manny_2026,
  title = {manny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}