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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
Authors McLaughlin and Kraus both worked as nannies before writing the book.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Disney is set to explore the secret lives of hot nannies.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
His son, Theo, was just three months old, and his nanny took him out on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and a taxicab hit the stroller, and Theo went flying.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
On Saturday, the New York Post reported two complaints about the nanny’s employment had been filed to federal authorities.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Disney is set to explore the secret lives of hot nannies.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
His son, Theo, was just three months old, and his nanny took him out on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and a taxicab hit the stroller, and Theo went flying.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
On Saturday, the New York Post reported two complaints about the nanny’s employment had been filed to federal authorities.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
Noun
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At Northeast Georgia Medical Center, the three women are nurses in connected roles, caring for mothers and newborns at different stages.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
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The offer is available in-shop only, and nurses and teachers will need to show ID to redeem the offer.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The first show is a group show, featuring my personal highlight, some of Steven Shearer’s epic photos of his sitters.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
5 May 2026
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Until now, this left historians to rely on inscriptions from 18th-century copies of Holbein originals to identify the drawings’ sitters.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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