nanny

noun

nan·​ny ˈna-nē How to pronounce nanny (audio)
variants or less commonly nannie
plural nannies
: a child's nurse or caregiver

Examples of nanny in a Sentence

When I was growing up, I had a nanny. wrote a memoir recounting her days as a nanny for the rich and often indiscreet
Recent Examples on the Web Brown, a former nanny, started working with Matt this year. Nancy Cutler, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024 And Kendall isn't the only dog lover in her famous family, Her younger sister Kylie Jenner is a dog mom to multiple pups and the 26-year-old even hired a dog nanny to help look after her furry friends. Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 South Korea also plans to ease regulations on hiring foreign nannies to boost the limited options available for childcare. Sam Kim, Fortune Asia, 28 Feb. 2024 Across the internet, anyone can buy normal household items that also double as spy cameras, which, according to marketing materials for listings on Amazon, eBay and Walmart, are designed to catch cheating spouses, keep tabs on nannies, monitor children and catch thieves. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 The bills don’t stop when the need for daycare, nannies, and babysitters ends. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 29 Feb. 2024 Her mother was born in Guatemala and sent to the United States as a teenager, eventually finding work as a nanny. Brian Freedman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 The victim worked as a nanny for an Irvine family and lived with them for several months during the pandemic. City News Service, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 So the shot that Scorsese had designed was going in through the doorway and then the porch, going into the house and finding the family, finding Mollie and the kids and the nanny maybe in the living room. Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

probably of baby-talk origin

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nanny was in 1785

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Cite this Entry

“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanny. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

nanny

noun
nan·​ny ˈnan-ē How to pronounce nanny (audio)
: a woman who is paid to care for a young child usually in the child's home

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