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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Danny and Nia are traveling with their baby and a nanny, and Kristen and Luke, a Lincoln Logs set that can only make a shooting range, are also traveling with an infant, her sister, and brother-in-law, and so much emotional baggage that Jet Blue charged them $35 million in luggage fees.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Capra explains that a mother's helper is different from other home helpers, like a nanny or even a housekeeper.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
When Esmeralda was a newborn, Mendes skipped the nanny and dove headfirst into the wild ride that is new motherhood.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 18 June 2026
But just a few months later, in 2005, it was reported that Law had cheated on Miller with his children’s nanny, Daisy Wright — and it was confirmed by Wright herself.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Capra explains that a mother's helper is different from other home helpers, like a nanny or even a housekeeper.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
When Esmeralda was a newborn, Mendes skipped the nanny and dove headfirst into the wild ride that is new motherhood.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 18 June 2026
But just a few months later, in 2005, it was reported that Law had cheated on Miller with his children’s nanny, Daisy Wright — and it was confirmed by Wright herself.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 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 25 Jun. 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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