variants also nannie
Definition of nannynext
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 Authors McLaughlin and Kraus both worked as nannies before writing the book. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 Disney is set to explore the secret lives of hot nannies. Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026 His son, Theo, was just three months old, and his nanny took him out on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and a taxicab hit the stroller, and Theo went flying. Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026 On Saturday, the New York Post reported two complaints about the nanny’s employment had been filed to federal authorities. Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nanny
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Noun
  • The campaign focuses on supporting NICU infants with products designed alongside nurses and doctors to meet their specific needs.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Syrians and Haitians – including an aspiring neuroscientist, a software engineer and a registered nurse − challenged that decision.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Or the literal sidelines-sitter Michele Tafoya.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The cash paid for a sitter in the early weeks after the child’s birth and freed Kwok to go on a field trip for her research.
    Diana Li, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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