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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Battaglia grew up in Bloomingdale and worked as a nanny and esthetician, her mother testified on Tuesday.
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Elena sobbed when her parents told her that the nanny wouldn’t be taking care of her anymore.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Samantha Scott, a nanny employed by Serafini and Erin Spohr to watch their two young children, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the crimes.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Authorities also arrested 33-year-old Samantha Scott, described in court records as Serafini's nanny-turned-lover, in connection with the attack.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Elena sobbed when her parents told her that the nanny wouldn’t be taking care of her anymore.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Samantha Scott, a nanny employed by Serafini and Erin Spohr to watch their two young children, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the crimes.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Authorities also arrested 33-year-old Samantha Scott, described in court records as Serafini's nanny-turned-lover, in connection with the attack.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 28 Feb. 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 5 Mar. 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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