nannie
5.3
A female goat, usually an adult
- noun
- /ˈnæni/
- UK
:
cabra
- On the farm, the nannie stood protectively near her young ones, keeping an eye out for any predators.
Examples
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As the sun rose, the nannie led her kids out to graze on the fresh grass.
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His first assignment, apparently, was to investigate Nannie Burrows, the black woman alleged by Hallie Queen.
Academic text (1999) -
The farmer had a large herd of goats, including a friendly nannie that loved to be petted.
Synonyms
nanny-goat
vsnannie
1
2.8
A female farm animal with horns and a beard that eats plants and gives milk
is the unhyphenated single word variant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nannie: A helpful way to remember the word nannie for a female goat is to think of it as a friendly woman name like Nan or Nana, similar to how we say billy for a male goat. So a nannie is simply a female goat.