The difference between Grandmother and Nanny

When used as nouns, grandmother means a mother of someone's parent, whereas nanny means a child's nurse.


Nanny is also verb with the meaning: to serve as a nanny.

check bellow for the other definitions of Grandmother and Nanny

  1. Grandmother as a noun:

    A mother of someone's parent.

  2. Grandmother as a noun:

    A female ancestor or progenitor.

  1. Nanny as a noun:

    A child's nurse.

  2. Nanny as a noun (colloquial):

    A grandmother.

  3. Nanny as a noun:

    A female goat.

  1. Nanny as a verb (intransitive, transitive):

    To serve as a nanny.

  2. Nanny as a verb (transitive, pejorative):

    To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.