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
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One time, her Owlet Sock sounded an alarm indicating that her baby, who was with their nanny, was not breathing.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
The company has been used to pay nannies to at least some of Musk’s children, according to a 2023 tabloid report, and, along with two other Musk entities, to facilitate tens of millions of dollars in campaign transactions, campaign finance reports show.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
The victims were identified as Adina Azarian; her 2-year-old daughter; her nanny and the pilot.
—Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 14 May 2025
That gives parents the flexibility to, for example, have their child in day care for some weekdays and at home with a Jovie nanny for a couple days a week, Barlow said.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
The company has been used to pay nannies to at least some of Musk’s children, according to a 2023 tabloid report, and, along with two other Musk entities, to facilitate tens of millions of dollars in campaign transactions, campaign finance reports show.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 14 May 2025
The victims were identified as Adina Azarian; her 2-year-old daughter; her nanny and the pilot.
—Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 14 May 2025
That gives parents the flexibility to, for example, have their child in day care for some weekdays and at home with a Jovie nanny for a couple days a week, Barlow said.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanny. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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nanny
noun
nan·ny
ˈnan-ē 
: a woman who is paid to care for a young child usually in the child's home
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