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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Taking a nanny with us and paying for her trip would be beyond our budget.
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
One point lifted from Shear’s life was his experience working as a Manhattan family manny (a male nanny).
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
The former South Carolina politician − who resigned from his role as state treasurer in 2007 after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge − was accused of assaulting a former nanny in 2015.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
One point lifted from Shear’s life was his experience working as a Manhattan family manny (a male nanny).
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
The former South Carolina politician − who resigned from his role as state treasurer in 2007 after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge − was accused of assaulting a former nanny in 2015.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 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 13 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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