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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California’s elite putting up their nanny or private chef in a backyard pad — or renting them out as Airbnbs — will do little for the economics (or politics) of the housing crunch, but will help around the margins.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Failure to properly report nanny wages can result in penalties, back taxes and interest.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
On the way to London to work as a nanny for a family friend, visits Paris for the first time.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Finally, these meanders take him to his former nanny, Vera, who can tell him what happened.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Failure to properly report nanny wages can result in penalties, back taxes and interest.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
On the way to London to work as a nanny for a family friend, visits Paris for the first time.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Finally, these meanders take him to his former nanny, Vera, who can tell him what happened.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nanny
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanny. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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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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