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Overprotective or interfering government
"Nanny state" is a term of British origin that conveys a view that a government or its policies are overprotective or interfering unduly with personal
Nanny_state
Person employed to take care of other people's children
A nanny is a person who provides child care. Typically, this care is given within the children's family setting. Throughout history, nannies were usually
Nanny
British television programme
mealtime routines, potty training, etc. It features Jo Frost, a professional nanny who devotes each episode to helping a family where the parents are struggling
Supernanny
American television sitcom (1993–1999)
The Nanny is an American television sitcom. It originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a
The_Nanny
2007 film by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
The Nanny Diaries is a 2007 American comedy drama film written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, based on the 2002 novel by Emma
The_Nanny_Diaries_(film)
English musician (born 1954)
2005 pamphlet, The Smoking Issue, and a 2007 essay, Smoke, Lies and the Nanny State. He also recorded a satirical song ("In 20-0-3") on the subject. Jackson's
Joe_Jackson_(musician)
Form of government
Hidden welfare state Involuntary unemployment Guaranteed minimum income Nanny state Social policy Social protection Social stratification State Socialism (Germany)
Welfare_state
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up nanny in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A nanny is a child's caregiver. Nanny may also refer to: A female goat A Cajun word for godmother (see
Nanny_(disambiguation)
State that exercises extreme control over civil society and liberties
during periods of emergency Nanny state Surveillance state Tipton, Elise K. (17 December 2013). The Japanese Police State: Tokko in Interwar Japan. A&C
Police_state
British politician (born 1965)
restrictions on gambling machines, which he described as a "silly bit of nanny state politics". In January 2003, Davey publicly backed local constituent and
Ed_Davey
2010 British film
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (released in the United States and Canada as Nanny McPhee Returns) is a 2010 period fantasy comedy film directed by Susanna
Nanny_McPhee_and_the_Big_Bang
Leader of Windward Maroons in Jamaica (c. 1686 – c. 1760)
Nanny of the Maroons ONH (c. 1686 – c. 1760), also known as Queen Nanny and Granny Nanny, was a Jamaican revolutionary and leader of the Jamaican Maroons
Nanny_of_the_Maroons
American actress
actress, and professor. She is best known for her role as C.C. Babcock on The Nanny (1993–1999). Lane was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and raised in Arlington
Lauren_Lane
English radio DJ and television presenter
Play Long Road from Jarrow: A journey through Britain then and now The Nanny State Made Me: A Story of Britain and How to Save it The Full English: A Journey
Stuart_Maconie
British politician (born 1983)
and from sickness to prevention." In January 2024, he also defended "nanny state" reforms, saying Labour would not "stand by while children become fatter
Wes_Streeting
American actress and writer (born 1957)
former trade union leader. She played Fran Fine in the television sitcom The Nanny (1993–1999), which she created and produced with her then-husband Peter
Fran_Drescher
Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990
administration, generally characterised as an illiberal democracy with nanny state tendencies, restricted press freedoms, public assembly, labour activism
Lee_Kuan_Yew
Island country in Southeast Asia
uniquely Singaporean identity and culture. Singapore has a reputation as a nanny state. The government also places a heavy emphasis on meritocracy, where one
Singapore
(29 October 2021). "I'll land a by-election blow on Boris Johnson's nanny state, says Reform UK leader". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 October 2021. Austin
Reform_UK_election_results
English television personality (born 1970)
known professionally as Jo Frost, is a British television personality, nanny, and author. She is best known for the reality television programme Supernanny
Jo_Frost
Hungarian-American psychiatrist and activist (1920–2012)
against charges of nanny statism." The "nanny state" has turned into the "therapeutic state" where nanny has given way to counselor. Nanny just told people
Thomas_Szasz
American businessman and politician (born 1942)
"The Radical Case for Bloomberg's "Nanny" State". Citylab. James, Frank (May 31, 2012). "Bloomberg Becomes Nanny-State Epitome for Some, Giving Obama a
Michael_Bloomberg
Colloquialism for a person obsessed with control
children. Authoritarian personality Control (management) Micromanagement Nanny state Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder Obsessive love Pedant "How
Control_freak
Book by William Rees-Mogg and James Dale Davidson
Senile Decline of the Holy Mother Church and the Nanny State The Life and Death of the Nation-State: Democracy and Nationalism as Resource Strategies
The_Sovereign_Individual
Pejorative term for a perceived overbearing government or public sector
individual food choices[citation needed] – similar to the British term 'nanny state'. The term has also been used in the context of the United States to
Big_government
British politician (born 1972)
have any basis in evidence and it would simply be a triumph for the nanny state and an absurd one at that". The physician Ben Goldacre outlined in a
Philip_Davies
American journalist (born 1970 or 1971)
the conservative side of the continuum." Of Harsanyi's first book, The Nanny State, the Federalist Society said, "Harsanyi argues that when the government
David_Harsanyi
2019 film based on the life of Elton John
sparking condemnation from art critics that the country was becoming a "nanny state". Safaruddin Mohammad Ali, the head of the country's Film Censorship
Rocketman_(film)
Movement against psychiatric treatment
against charges of nanny statism". The "nanny state" has turned into the "therapeutic state" where nanny has given way to counselor. Nanny just told people
Anti-psychiatry
American political commentator (born 1983)
com. Retrieved July 24, 2021. "Kennedy: Vaping ban is a 'knee-jerk, nanny state' reaction". Fox Business. January 21, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
Dave_Smith_(comedian)
1965 British film by Seth Holt
The Nanny is a 1965 British psychological horror thriller film directed by Seth Holt and produced by Hammer Film Productions. It stars Bette Davis, Wendy
The_Nanny_(1965_film)
Some critics have also characterised PAP's rule over Singapore as a nanny state, although PAP leaders have often embraced the descriptor, viewing a paternalistic
Politics_of_Singapore
American politician (born 1970)
Francisco Chronicle. Knight, Heather (November 30, 2013). "Experts back 'nanny state' health efforts". San Francisco Chronicle. "United front in S.F.'s war
Scott_Wiener
American sociologist (born 1965)
Retrieved March 22, 2021. Masondo, David (2014). Post-Apartheid Business Nanny State: Case Study of the Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP), 1995–2010
Vivek_Chibber
Jewish American actor (born 1957)
actor. He is best known as the executive producer of the popular sitcom The Nanny, which he created and produced with his then-wife, Fran Drescher, who also
Peter_Marc_Jacobson
2008 book by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
Will's review for Newsweek magazine stated that "nudges have the additional virtue of annoying those busybody, nanny-state liberals who, as the saying goes
Nudge_(book)
American libertarian author and columnist
source technology, and opposition to national ID and the surveillance state or nanny state. Wolfe's books include such titles as 101 Things to Do 'Til the Revolution
Claire_Wolfe
English musician (born 1953)
Oldfield stated that he had decided to leave England after feeling that the country had become a "nanny state" with too much surveillance and state control
Mike_Oldfield
2004 single by Joe Jackson
if they don't let me smoke I feel really insulted. I hate the whole nanny state thing. OK, they're entitled to inform us about things, but after that
In_20-0-3
List of different multiple births throughout history
2007. Retrieved 29 June 2007. Furlong, Brendan (1 September 2005). "The nanny state turns nasty now Famous 5 are four". Independent.ie. Retrieved 29 June
List_of_multiple_births
Comic supervillain
described one of the Nick O'Teen advertisements as a "weird, old piece of nanny-state propaganda", comparing Superman's violent treatment of Nick O'Teen to
Nick_O'Teen
Political philosophy based on tradition
multiparty parliamentary democracies. Singapore is a city state and has a reputation as a nanny state, owing to the considerable number of government regulations
Conservatism
2012 murder in New York City, US
troubles) by suggesting she could do housework. The NYPD and friends of the nanny said she indicated that she was upset because the Krims would not pay her
Murder_of_the_Krim_siblings
Slogan promoting public hygiene
alongside "Keep Britain Tidy", were an example of "postwar Britain's nanny state". Posters were designed by British cartoonist H. M. Bateman and advised
Coughs and sneezes spread diseases
Coughs_and_sneezes_spread_diseases
2014 video game
April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Meer, Alec (4 February 2014). "In A Nanny State: Goat Simulator Alpha". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original
Goat_Simulator
Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008
2007 (the so-called anti-smacking law). She was accused of having a "nanny state" approach to social issues, a perception captured by the pejorative term
Helen_Clark
British politician and life peer (born 1944)
defended the concept of greater state regulation of individuals' choices, asserting only that "some may call it the nanny state but I call it a force for good"
Margaret_Hodge
Game of chasing and catching other people
August 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2009. Schoetz, David (16 April 2008). "Nanny State of Play? Another Tag Ban". ABC News. Retrieved 14 October 2009. "Dinner
Tag_(game)
Town in Massachusetts, United States
"Concord to Revisit Ban on Water Bottles". Boston Globe. p. Region 5. "Nanny State Alert: Massachusetts Town Bans Bottled Water!". Fox News Insider. Fox
Concord,_Massachusetts
The Nanny is an American television sitcom which originally aired on CBS from 1993 to 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a fashion queen from
List_of_The_Nanny_characters
Tax term in the United States
In the United States, the Nanny tax is beneficial for nannies and protects employers, despite the added cost. For nannies, paying taxes legally allows
Nanny_tax
person doesn't support the nanny state because he wants government to take care of him; a person supports the nanny state because he wants government
Altruism_theory_of_voting
2008 video game
portrayed in the game as somewhere between an anti-utopia and a nanny state, stating that the game explores the contrast between citizens who give up
Mirror's_Edge
Season of television series
The first season of the American television sitcom The Nanny aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to May 16, 1994. The series was created by actress Fran
The_Nanny_season_1
American television film
The Perfect Nanny is a 2001 American psychological thriller television film directed by Robert Malenfant. It stars Tracy Nelson, Bruce Boxleitner, Dana
The_Perfect_Nanny_(film)
the hands of a political administration where it may be described as a nanny state or mass surveillance, but can also be derived from oneself or by other
Intrusiveness
United States gun control advocacy organization
described Mayor Bloomberg as "a billionaire, Boston-grown evangelist for the nanny state" who leads a "cabal". James O. E. Norell, contributing editor, said Bloomberg
Everytown_for_Gun_Safety
Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire since 2025
2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019. "Two Yorkshire MPs hit out at the 'nanny state' they say is stripping away individual choice and responsibility". Yorkshire
Andrea_Jenkyns
Singaporean political party
semi-authoritarian by liberal democratic standards or having turned Singapore into a nanny state. According to Professor Kenneth Paul Tan from the NUS, the PAP proclaim
People's_Action_Party
Rhetorical cliché phrase
Mary Poppins, when the character of Mrs. Banks pleaded with her departing nanny not to quit and to "think of the children!" The phrase was popularized as
Think_of_the_children
Rating systems for network and broadcast television
certain system of categories, a practice criticised by rights group as nanny-state censorship and ridiculed by some Netizens for its confusing standards
Television content rating system
Television_content_rating_system
Act of state entity involving restriction on the political freedom of citizens
parties Mass killings under communist regimes Mass surveillance Massacre Nanny state Persecution Political censorship Political repression in North Korea
Political_repression
Convicted fraudster and writer
Rebecca Fitzgerald, Lucy FitzWilliams, and Sadie Harris. Often posing as a nanny or children's therapist, Cookes gained the trust of unsuspecting families
Samantha_Cookes
games Media influence Research on the effects of violence in mass media Nanny state Videogame Rating Council Examples Islamic Fun Super Columbine Massacre
Video_game_controversies
Journalism prize
Prize. Retrieved 14 June 2026. "Growing Up 'Non-Western' in Denmark's Nanny State". European Press Prize. Retrieved 14 June 2026. "2023". European Press
European_Press_Prize
British weekly political and cultural news magazine
magazine has popularised or coined the phrases "The Establishment" (1955), "nanny state" (1965), "young fogey" (1984), and "virtue signalling" (2015). The Shiva
The_Spectator
2009 French-Irish animated TV series
verte")" 36 "The Good, The Bad and the Cookie ("Cookie folies")" 37 "Nanny State ("Les carottes, c'est la santé")" 38 "Business as Usual ("Sauvetage en
Bunny_Maloney
British journalist (born 1958)
libertarian streak about the state. For instance, he criticised the "nanny state", saying that those who argue that the state should ban smoking, drinking
Nicholas_Burgess_Farrell
Left-wing green political party in New Zealand
debate and accusations that MPs supporting the bill were fostering a 'nanny state' approach. Despite this, the Bill became law after it passed its third
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
Green_Party_of_Aotearoa_New_Zealand
Views of political commentator (1949–2011)
disgusting religious practice". Hitchens was known for his dislike of Nanny state policies put in place by New York city mayor Michael Bloomberg. On July
Political views of Christopher Hitchens
Political_views_of_Christopher_Hitchens
British satirical website
satirical television news programs Rafferty, Neil, Forget the nanny state, welcome to the bully state, The Free Society, 6 February 2008. Accessed 19 March 2009
The_Daily_Mash
Legally mandated packaging of tobacco products without any brand imagery
secondary media campaign, deriding plain packaging legislation as part of a nanny state. In June 2011, Philip Morris International announced it was using the
Plain_tobacco_packaging
Category of vigilante groups which act to enforce a code of morality in India
events were later organized in Delhi, Kolkata, and various other cities. Nanny state Pink chaddi campaign 2014 Kiss of Love protest List of books banned in
Moral_police
Mountain in South Carolina, United States
Nanny Mountain is a mountain summit in York County in the state of South Carolina (SC), United States. Nanny Mountain rises to an elevation of 981 feet
Nanny_Mountain
Political-economic argument
markets for the poor and state protection for the rich." He has stated that the rich and powerful "want to be able to run the nanny state" so that "when they
Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor
Socialism_for_the_rich_and_capitalism_for_the_poor
American actress (born 1964)
child actress and rose to prominence from her roles as Prudence Everett in Nanny and the Professor (1970–1971), Olga in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Kim_Richards
English actor (born 1990)
his roles in the commercially successful films Love Actually (2003) and Nanny McPhee (2005). He voiced Ferb in the first four seasons of Phineas and Ferb
Thomas_Brodie-Sangster
2005 children's picture book
nannycam in a nanny state obsessed with penal codes". Professor Laura Pinto suggests that it conditions kids to accept the surveillance state and that it
The_Elf_on_the_Shelf
The term "Think of the Children brigade" refers to proponents of the nanny state, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It is a reference
Brigade_(pejorative)
1988 British TV series or programme
of the Innocents etc. followed by interrogative journalism of English Nanny state social workers as to why they failed to take action on these events.
Alexei_Sayle's_Stuff
1991 U.S. infanticide case
stated that Geraldo's presentation "didn't hurt" Riner's case. Joyce Eggington wrote the book Circle of Fire: Murder and Betrayal in the "Swiss Nanny"
Death_of_Kristie_Fischer
2021 UK parliament by-election
(29 October 2021). "I'll land a by-election blow on Boris Johnson's nanny state, says Reform UK leader". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from
2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election
2021_Old_Bexley_and_Sidcup_by-election
American actress (born 1980)
lewd photograph with the nanny, and grabbing her backside and commenting, "You have a perfect little butt." In 2017, the nanny asked for the case to be
Sarah_Shahi
2006 film by David Frankel
Giancarlo Giammetti, original novel author Lauren Weisberger as the twins' nanny, and Nigel Barker. Fox bought the rights to Weisberger's novel before the
The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(film)
Former association football stadium
and had the contours of corrugated iron, but until the new footballing nanny state prohibited such extreme drops, the ground was Horwich's prime asset."
Grundy_Hill
Australian public affairs forum
and run foul of the state Minister for Health who banned cigarette advertising. He branded South Australia as the "nanny state". The couple then shifted
The_Sydney_Institute
Croatian-American actress
Enemy of the State. She then had guest appearances in numerous television series, including Charmed, Seinfeld, Felicity, Nash Bridges, The Nanny (with former
Ivana_Miličević
1992 film by Curtis Hanson
patients. The shock leads the wife to miscarry, after which she poses as a nanny for one of her late husband's accusers and slowly begins to infiltrate the
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992 film)
The_Hand_That_Rocks_the_Cradle_(1992_film)
Debate over the anti-tooth-decay measure
suitable balance between the two." Calman K (January 2009). "Beyond the 'nanny state': stewardship and public health" (PDF). Public Health. 123 (1). Nuffield
Opposition to water fluoridation
Opposition_to_water_fluoridation
American actress (born 1933)
Strangers (1970). She also played Sylvia Fine on the television sitcom The Nanny (1993–1999). Taylor was born on March 19, 1933, in The Bronx, New York City
Renée_Taylor
Categorization of human problems as medical
16 January 2022. Fitzpatrick, Mike (August 2004). "From 'nanny state' to 'therapeutic state'". The British Journal of General Practice. 1 (54(505)): 645
Medicalization
American crime comedy-drama TV series
robberies. Lin and her partner Hernandez discover footage of Coop on Sam's nanny cam, and bloody evidence in Coop's garbage tying him to the scene of Paul's
Your Friends & Neighbors (TV series)
Your_Friends_&_Neighbors_(TV_series)
Content-control software
Net Nanny is a content-control software suite marketed primarily towards parents as a way to monitor and control their child's computer and phone activity
Net_Nanny
English Nanny & Governess School (ENGS), founded in 1984 by Sheilagh Roth provides childcare education and training. Its graduates are employed in the
English Nanny & Governess School
English_Nanny_&_Governess_School
English actress (born 1941)
to film work and then to television, playing the lead role on the sitcom Nanny and the Professor in the early 1970s. She received Golden Globe Award nominations
Juliet_Mills
American actor (born 1945)
stage and television actor. He portrayed Niles the butler on the sitcom The Nanny (1993 to 1999) and had two guest appearances as Professor Moriarty on Star
Daniel_Davis_(actor)
2002–2013 mayoralty in New York City
This prompted criticism that he was promoting Big Government and the "nanny state". On March 11, 2013, the day before the New York City soft drink size
Mayoralty of Michael Bloomberg
Mayoralty_of_Michael_Bloomberg
1990 film by William Friedkin
Miguel Ferrer. The plot follows a suburban Los Angeles couple who hire a nanny to care for their infant son, only to discover she is in fact a Hamadryad
The_Guardian_(1990_film)
New Zealand politician
phase out inefficient light bulbs drew criticism of the government's "nanny state" approach, leading Parker to brandish modern energy-efficient bulbs as
David Parker (New Zealand politician)
David_Parker_(New_Zealand_politician)
to install air con at home", and blamed "enviro-loons" and "outdated nanny state rules." As of 2020[update], 88% of US households had some form of air
Politics_of_air_conditioning
NANNY STATE
NANNY STATE
Girl/Female
Slavic Teutonic American Latin English
Free.
Female
English
Pet form of English Hannah, HANNY means "favor; grace."
Girl/Female
Danish, Finnish, French, German
Nanny
Boy/Male
Hebrew American Scottish
God is my judge.
Boy/Male
Indian
Female
English
Pet form of English Frances, FANNY means "French."Â
Surname or Lastname
Austrian and Swiss German
Austrian and Swiss German : a variant spelling of Hänni, see Hanni.English : variant spelling of Hanney.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Favor, Grace
Male
English
Pet form of English Daniel, DANNY means "God is my judge."
Female
English
English diminutive form of French Anne, NANCY means "favor; grace."Â
Male
English
Pet form of English Ferdinand, NANDY means "ardent for peace."
Girl/Female
Hebrew American French English
Grace.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Grace.
Male
English
Pet form of English Immanuel, MANNY means "God is with us."
Girl/Female
Hebrew Swedish Norse
Grace.
Girl/Female
Czechoslovakian Polish
In Roman mythology; Jana was the wife of Janus.
Female
English
Pet form of English Nancy, NANNA means "favor; grace." Compare with another form of Nanna.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Eye
Female
English
English pet form of French Anne, NANNY means "favor; grace."Â
Female
Norse
Old Norse name derived from the word nenna, NANNA means "daring." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Baldr. Compare with another form of Nanna.
NANNY STATE
NANNY STATE
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname derived from German drei ‘three’, Middle High German drī(e), with the addition of the suffix -er. This was the name of a medieval coin worth three hellers (see Heller), and it is possible that the German surname may have been derived from this word. More probably, the nickname is derived from some other connection with the number three, too anecdotal to be even guessed at now.North German and Scandinavian : occupational name for a turner of wood or bone, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German dreien, dregen ‘to turn’. See also Dressler.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Yiddish dreyer ‘turner’, or a nickname from a homonym meaning ‘swindler, cheat’.English : variant spelling of Dryer.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Pearl
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
With a High Speed; Quick; Active
Boy/Male
Hindu
Kingmaker
Girl/Female
Hindu
The earth
Boy/Male
Muslim
One who warns, Bright, Radiant, Blooming, Observer, Supervisor
Boy/Male
African American American
Of Mark.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Goddess Lakshmi; Auspicious; Lucky; Happiness
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Carras.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Name of God; Lord of the Blessed
NANNY STATE
NANNY STATE
NANNY STATE
NANNY STATE
NANNY STATE
n.
A fool; a simpleton; a ninny.
n.
A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny.
n.
The erd shrew.
a.
Alt. of Cannei
pl.
of Stateswoman
a.
Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman.
n.
The sandpiper.
n.
The qualifications, duties, or employments of a statesman.
n.
A fool; a simpleton.
n.
One who states.
pl.
of Ninny
a.
Brave; fine; canny.
a.
Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly.
n.
A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name.
n.
A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool.
a.
Becoming a statesman.
adv.
In a canny manner.
n.
The principal gold coin of ancient Grece. It varied much in value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about £1 2s., or about $5.35. The Attic silver tetradrachm was in later times called stater.
pl.
of Statesman
n.
A silly fellow; a ninny.