noun
nanny
A female goat.
The nanny grazes beside her two kids in the pasture.
Etymology
Nanny uses a familiar female personal name for the female goat, especially in nanny goat. The naming pattern parallels using billy for a male goat.
More examples
- We milk the nanny every morning.
- The farmer keeps three nannies and one billy.
- This young nanny follows the herd up the rocky path.
Forms
nanny · nannies
Similar words
- doe
- Also names female deer and rabbits, unlike goat-specific nanny.