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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
Danny and Nia are traveling with their baby and a nanny, and Kristen and Luke, a Lincoln Logs set that can only make a shooting range, are also traveling with an infant, her sister, and brother-in-law, and so much emotional baggage that Jet Blue charged them $35 million in luggage fees.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
When Esmeralda was a newborn, Mendes skipped the nanny and dove headfirst into the wild ride that is new motherhood.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
18 June 2026
But just a few months later, in 2005, it was reported that Law had cheated on Miller with his children’s nanny, Daisy Wright — and it was confirmed by Wright herself.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
That’s when people began hiring full-time live-in dog nannies, paying as much as $55 an hour on top of room and board in the mega-mansions in the dunes.
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Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
When Esmeralda was a newborn, Mendes skipped the nanny and dove headfirst into the wild ride that is new motherhood.
—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
18 June 2026
But just a few months later, in 2005, it was reported that Law had cheated on Miller with his children’s nanny, Daisy Wright — and it was confirmed by Wright herself.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
That’s when people began hiring full-time live-in dog nannies, paying as much as $55 an hour on top of room and board in the mega-mansions in the dunes.
—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
Noun
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Although many graduate nursing degrees fall within the lower loan limits, some can cost more than $100,000, including in high-demand fields like nurse anesthesia.
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Another is a nurse who transitions from hospital shifts to part-time caregiving, art classes, fishing, church choir, and volunteering at a community garden.
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Non-compete agreements bound 30 million Americans, including even low-wage fast-food workers and dog sitters.
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Freud held famously unhurried sessions, often requiring sitters to spend unbroken hours in the studio over the course of days or even months.
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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