Synonyms of nanny

nanny

noun

ˈna-nē 

variants 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurse
• sitter
• babysitter
• nursemaid
• nurser
• dry nurse
• amah
• ayah
• au pair
• mammy
• bonne
• governess
• duenna
• mademoiselle
• fraulein

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nanny

Aviv reports on Filipina women who move to the United States to work as nannies and send money home to their families. — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

The commission unanimously approved her request in May of 2018, and Grechen Shirley quickly hired a nanny to her campaign staff. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Their money had gone into a cozy Craftsman house in Menlo Park, and repaying medical-school debt and the salary for their nanny ate up the majority of Greenwald’s take-home pay. — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Decades later, the nation’s nanny continues to champion women’s confidence and the beauty products that inspire it. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 29 June 2026