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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
An aging woman reconnects with her childhood through the Neches River, a nanny demands what she’s owed, and a former athlete learns life after the game.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
From smashing into glass doors as a burglar to attacking with a machete and acting as a ‘dangerous’ nanny, the Unitree G1 was initially tested for its usefulness as an assistant before appearing for the durability tests.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Ashanti’s cousin, Bri, is the 24-hour nanny in question.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Netflix 'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle' (Oct. 22)
A remake of the 1992 Rebecca De Mornay thriller stars Maika Monroe as a nanny hired by a suburban couple (Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Raul Castillo) to take care of their kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
From smashing into glass doors as a burglar to attacking with a machete and acting as a ‘dangerous’ nanny, the Unitree G1 was initially tested for its usefulness as an assistant before appearing for the durability tests.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Ashanti’s cousin, Bri, is the 24-hour nanny in question.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Netflix 'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle' (Oct. 22)
A remake of the 1992 Rebecca De Mornay thriller stars Maika Monroe as a nanny hired by a suburban couple (Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Raul Castillo) to take care of their kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
nurse
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Her mother, Caitlin MacLaren, is a nurse and South Miami resident.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Helping patients means helping nurses After getting her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Cincinnati, Holt began working as a clinical nurse in the neuroscience unit at UC Health, then called University of Cincinnati Hospital.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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