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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The blame game targets Milo's mother, Marissa Irvine (Snook), Jenny (Dakota Fanning), the mother of the child with whom Milo was supposed to be, and the boys' nannies Ana and Carrie (Kartiah Vergara and Carrie Finch).
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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The former nanny was gifted her little slice of heaven by her late employer as thanks for nursing him back to health once.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
Many of them are nannies, gardeners and waiters who have overstayed their tourist visas and have applied for asylum or TPS temporary protection from deportation.
—Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Linsey Callejo, the girl's mother, told the Journal Sentinel that her daughter asks all the time over her beloved nanny.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The former nanny was gifted her little slice of heaven by her late employer as thanks for nursing him back to health once.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
Many of them are nannies, gardeners and waiters who have overstayed their tourist visas and have applied for asylum or TPS temporary protection from deportation.
—Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Linsey Callejo, the girl's mother, told the Journal Sentinel that her daughter asks all the time over her beloved nanny.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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 7 Dec. 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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