nanny

noun

nan·ny | \ ˈna-nē

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variants: or less commonly nannie

plural nannies

Definition of nanny

: a child's nurse or caregiver

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When I was growing up, I had a nanny. wrote a memoir recounting her days as a nanny for the rich and often indiscreet

Recent Examples on the Web Their last Cantonese nanny had just abruptly departed; unable to secure alternate after-school care, June compromised by leaving the cleaners each afternoon to retrieve Alice from Oak Elementary, parking the old Chrysler along the curb. — Ew Staff, EW.com, "Read chapters 4 and 5 of Kathy Wang's new spy thriller Impostor Syndrome," 4 May 2021 Meets Lennon’s 5-year-old son, Sean, with his nanny and shakes hands with him. — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, "Mark David Chapman Fast Facts," 28 Apr. 2021 Our wonderful nanny, Lhamo, moved in with our family for a few months at the start of the pandemic and this tea became part of our daily routine. — Rachel Krause, refinery29.com, "I’m A Celebrity Sommelier & This Is What My Beauty Routine Looks Like In A Week," 12 Apr. 2021 Six weeks after the death, Dorothy goes back to work and hires Leanne (Nell Tiger Free) to be the family's nanny. — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, "What Will Happen on 'Servant' Next? Here's What We Know About Season 3 Right Now," 20 Mar. 2021 Her husband works from home with her son and their nanny. — Janet Weinstein, ABC News, "'This has been a huge mental toll': Working moms still struggle a year into the pandemic," 3 Mar. 2021 Premiering in 1993 on CBS, the series stars Drescher as Fran Fine, the nasally nanny herself, and draws upon her real-life Jewish blue-collar upbringing. — Rebecca Caplan, Vulture, "15 Essential Episodes of The Nanny," 23 Apr. 2021 On Wednesday morning, second-grader Lenna Shahhosseini waited with her father and nanny to enter Warner Avenue. — Los Angeles Times, "LAUSD unequal reopening: Nearly full classrooms on Westside, emptier elsewhere," 18 Apr. 2021 Samantha Langley filed for unemployment insurance benefits last May after losing her nanny job when COVID-19 hit Kentucky. — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, "'Hopefully things will turn around.' In-person unemployment help resumes across Kentucky," 15 Apr. 2021

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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanny. Accessed 18 May. 2021.

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nanny

noun

English Language Learners Definition of nanny

: a woman who is paid to care for a young child usually in the child's home

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nanny

noun

nan·ny | \ ˈna-nē

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plural nannies

Kids Definition of nanny

: a child's nurse

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