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also nannie
as in nurse
a girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children
wrote a memoir recounting her days as a nanny for the rich and often indiscreet
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Recent Examples of nanny
From a nanny to help with her kids four days a week who makes their dinner, lunches, and does laundry, a housekeeper who comes once a week to clean and do ironing, and Hirsch's mom who also watches the children once a week and makes dinner for everyone.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
In another high-profile instance, Lucy Connolly, a mother and former nanny, was sentenced to 31 months in prison after calling for mass deportation and urging hotels housing immigrants to be set on fire.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
The ad shared by Schofield doesn’t say anything about salary or benefits, but the new nanny could enjoy the perk of living on the family’s estate, with a private bedroom, bathroom and sitting room and access to a staff kitchen.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
Nguyen says despite signing up early and having her parents around as backup caregivers, her family ended up having to hire a nanny for the first year because the wait list for the care facility was so long.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
In another high-profile instance, Lucy Connolly, a mother and former nanny, was sentenced to 31 months in prison after calling for mass deportation and urging hotels housing immigrants to be set on fire.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
The ad shared by Schofield doesn’t say anything about salary or benefits, but the new nanny could enjoy the perk of living on the family’s estate, with a private bedroom, bathroom and sitting room and access to a staff kitchen.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
Nguyen says despite signing up early and having her parents around as backup caregivers, her family ended up having to hire a nanny for the first year because the wait list for the care facility was so long.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
nurse
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Abby quietly married Josh, an army veteran and nurse, in 2021, though news of their nuptials didn’t break until 2024.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Yet, bizarrely, the TV show undercuts this angle by inventing a serial killer nurse from whole cloth, a move that shifts the blame away from systemic forces and toward a motiveless scoundrel.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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