Talk:Nanny Rutt

Nanny as an honorific
I think in this case 'Nanny' has nowt to do with someone's relative, or childminder. It is probably a familar Honorific for an old woman. Think of Nanny Ogg in the Pratchett books. When I was a youngster it was common to refer to the oldest woman in a village as "granny", and "nanny" was not unknown. Think of the modern use of "Auntie" in India or parts of Africa. Just as the oldest man in a village or a workplae would be known as "father". --Robert EA Harvey (talk) 12:51, 6 February 2016 (UTC)