nannying
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Verb edit
nannying
- present participle and gerund of nanny
Noun edit
nannying (uncountable)
- Behaving with an excess of protective concern.
- 2005 August 28, DavidR, “Re: the nanny state”, in uk.rec.driving (Usenet):
- The subject is nannying. The test of whether a regulation is nannying depends on the above condition. For example, seatbelts & helmets are nannying; 30mph residential speed limits are not nannying (though some people consider this is).
- 2007 May 23, Devon Mark, “Out-of-date food in UK supermarkets”, in uk.legal (Usenet):
- On the other hand, there is far too much nannying nowadays, and probably the widespread use of anti-bacterial wipes for the kitchen, baby's highchair and everywhere else in the home is helping to spread MRSA and C-difficile in hospitals