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nanny

noun

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>

Synonyms babysitter, dry nurse, nanny (also nannie), nursemaid, nurser, sitter

Related Words amah, ayah; au pair, bonne; mammy; duenna, fraulein, governess, mademoiselle

nanny also nannie