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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 At the end of the episode, Constance finds that her 3-year-old grandson has murdered his nanny. — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2026 Many parents who work from home choose to have their infants cared for by a nanny so their baby can be close by all day. — Robin McClure, Parents, 21 Sep. 2026 And number two, the average American understands the difference between the narco and the nanny and the gangster and the gardener. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Her parents divorced early and shared custody across film and TV sets in Colorado and California and beyond, with Dakota and a nanny and a tutor and her half brother running between them. — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nanny

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Noun

Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse, gives birth to her third child.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Youth, teachers and parents in four towns complained of unsanitary school conditions and chronic staff shortages including of nurses and social workers.

— Reuters, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026

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Working with a large format camera that dictated the pace of each shoot, Verbeeck introduced herself to potential sitters with open calls to schools, clubs, youth groups and local organizers.

— Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
The focus shifts away from the sitter’s individuality and toward the richness and refinement of his attire, which undoubtedly conveys his status and pride.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

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