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also nannie
as in nurse
a girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children
wrote a memoir recounting her days as a nanny for the rich and often indiscreet
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Recent Examples of nanny
The nanny managed to escape and call authorities.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Emily Blunt steps into Julie Andrews’s shoes to play the magical nanny Mary Poppins, who returns to the Banks household to help an adult Michael and Jane save their home.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
Apart from ten or so days around the New Year, a nanny remains away from her family, spending most of her time in her employer’s home.
—Zhang Yueran
august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
From a nanny to help with her kids four days a week who makes their dinner, lunches, and does laundry, a housekeeper who comes once a week to clean and do ironing, and Hirsch's mom who also watches the children once a week and makes dinner for everyone.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Emily Blunt steps into Julie Andrews’s shoes to play the magical nanny Mary Poppins, who returns to the Banks household to help an adult Michael and Jane save their home.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
Apart from ten or so days around the New Year, a nanny remains away from her family, spending most of her time in her employer’s home.
—Zhang Yueran
august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
From a nanny to help with her kids four days a week who makes their dinner, lunches, and does laundry, a housekeeper who comes once a week to clean and do ironing, and Hirsch's mom who also watches the children once a week and makes dinner for everyone.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
nurse
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Sophia's mother, Amy Forchas, a critical pediatric critical care nurse, was working in the intensive care unit of the hospital where her daughter was rushed, according to a GoFundMe campaign.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Singapore, Changi General Hospital currently has more than 80 robots helping doctors and nurses with everything from administrative work to medicine delivery.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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