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What do your children call their nanny?

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sunnyshine · 02/07/2013 12:49

I have a friend who has a nanny for her dd age 4. The child calls her "the nanny" not by her first name. So

The nanny is picking me up today

The nanny gave me lunch

Is this unusual as I would always have thought it would be first names?

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dinkystinky · 02/07/2013 14:48

They call our nanny by her first name.

squeaver · 02/07/2013 14:44

What do they call her to her face? Sadly I do know children who also refer to their nanny in the third person like this but then call her her name when speaking to her.

All these children are brats, btw.

janey223 · 02/07/2013 14:42

I think it's the 'the' that bothers me about it, she's a person not an object, why would you teach a child to treat an adult like that?

Weegiemum · 02/07/2013 14:26

My dc called their nanny by her first name and referred to her to others in the same way.

They still do - she's coming round for lunch next week (she finished working for us 6 years ago but still in regular contact!).

skaen · 02/07/2013 14:23

My children use her first name or if they feel they need to explain a bit more it tends to be X, my nanny.

Cluffyflump · 02/07/2013 13:21

It's objectifying a person a bit.
Ime, most children call nannies by their first name.

nannynick · 02/07/2013 13:19

The children call me Nick, or before they can say that it sounds more like Nit!

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sunnyshine · 02/07/2013 13:06

Me too!! All seems a bit superior on the families part Hmm didn't know if that was the norm though as never known anyone with a nanny before!!

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janey223 · 02/07/2013 12:55

I do ind it odd that she calls her nanny the nanny though :-/

janey223 · 02/07/2013 12:54

Not a nanny nor do I have one but the nannies I've known have been called 'nanny name'