Do you know what/who this nursery rhyme/riddle refers too?

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"Little Nanny Etticoat, in her white petticoat;
the longer she stands, the shorter she grows".
 
a candle

...in some versions there an extra line:
little nanny etticoat, in her white petticoat has a red nose, the longer she stands the shorter she grows
 
Grandmas

grandmas usually wear petticoats
and "the longer stand" represents their time alive, and when people age they get shorter
 
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