nannylike

English

Etymology

From nanny +‎ -like.

Adjective

nannylike (comparative more nannylike, superlative most nannylike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a nanny.
   • 2007 August 26, Daphne Merkin, “The Politics of Appearance”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     If you are Margaret Thatcher, effortlessly radiating a kind of low-heeled, nannylike authority, or the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, resting on your laurels as a scientist, all you need do is pass muster.