Thesaurus results for NANNIE

nanny

noun

ˈna-nē

variants also nannie

Definition of nanny

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 Vanessa offers to be their child’s nanny and to take care of everything so that Serena can focus on her job, which makes Serena feel guilty. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Jude’s modern twist on Octave Mirbeau’s novel follows Gianina (Ana Dumitrașcu), a Romanian migrant working as a live-in housekeeper and nanny for a wealthy family in present-day Bordeaux. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Was this apartment an office, a generously sized place for a nanny, a guest apartment, part of a duplex plan that didn’t shake out? — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026 This ‘60s film about a magical nanny is one of the few that is slow-paced and G-rated enough to be kid-friendly. — Anna Earl, Parents, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nanny

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Noun

Staff and faculty question whether expansion serves low-income communities, while nurses describe severe emergency-room crowding.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
That led to Jackson Healthcare, a behemoth company that provides contract nurses and other workers to hospitals and health systems, including public entities that have helped fuel Jackson’s fortunes with taxpayer money.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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Noun

In the exhibition, Liotard’s portraits of Marie-Antoinette and Marie Caroline have been newly titled to reflect the true identities of the sitters.

— Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
This was redone as the racing line here is toward the right, and when this happens (in whatever direction), the pole-sitter is granted the grippiest side of the grid to start from as an extra reward for their speed.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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