nanny

noun

ˈna-nē How to pronounce nanny (audio)
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 Mihai also praised the Tokyo festival for working with a nanny service during the promotional stage. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026 Ian Lucas, 6, from left, Ethan Lucas, 10, and their nanny, Bonnie Sholeen, trick-or-treat in the snow on Halloween in 2019, in Barrington. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 An urgent call from a parent and friend who formerly worked as a nanny first alerted me to the problems at some Georgia daycare centers. — Nedra Rhone, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026 On top of child support, the father of Banda’s 9-year-old often pays $400 a week for a nanny to help with the kids. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nanny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
  1. nurse
  2. sitter
Noun
  • The night nurse took over and taught him how to swaddle the baby, whose name was written on the dry-erase board across from the bed.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Helen, a nurse in the Department of Vascular Surgery, waded through a flood of calls and messages; the numbers always grew thick over the weekend.
    — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of nurse
Noun
  • Even more than the other accoutrements with which sitters were pictured, dogs could convey a range of qualities.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The sitter was not required to stay overnight, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of sitter

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