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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
The nanny started to scream and was pinned against a wall, with the shorter one holding her mouth shut, the police report said.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 June 2025
Burglars who broke into rapper Macklemore’s Seattle residence while his three children were home maced his nanny during the home invasion, according to authorities.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
Scott would often do odd jobs for Spohr and her family, including working as a nanny, in exchange for horseback lessons and housing her horse at Spohr’s stables.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
The nanny reportedly bit one of the burglars and escaped before going door-to-door in the neighborhood looking to be let in to call 911.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 June 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 June 2025
Burglars who broke into rapper Macklemore’s Seattle residence while his three children were home maced his nanny during the home invasion, according to authorities.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
Scott would often do odd jobs for Spohr and her family, including working as a nanny, in exchange for horseback lessons and housing her horse at Spohr’s stables.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
The nanny reportedly bit one of the burglars and escaped before going door-to-door in the neighborhood looking to be let in to call 911.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
nurse
Noun
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The program under scrutiny – called Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF – allows Americans in public service careers (such as nurses, firefighters and some nonprofit professions) to have their student debt canceled after a decade of on-time payments.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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There were also bruises on his arms, legs and neck, the nurse said.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 July 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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