variants
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 latter are especially popular with regional guests, who often travel with their extended family and sometimes even nannies in tow.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Prosecutors said in 2024, the 53-year-old victim used an employment agency in China to find a nanny job in the United States.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Our nanny there, Victoria, chatted to us in the language of Lisbon, and my first ironic remark was made in Portuguese.
—Joseph O’Neill, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The couple’s two children were outside with their nanny.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 27 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Prosecutors said in 2024, the 53-year-old victim used an employment agency in China to find a nanny job in the United States.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Our nanny there, Victoria, chatted to us in the language of Lisbon, and my first ironic remark was made in Portuguese.
—Joseph O’Neill, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The couple’s two children were outside with their nanny.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
Noun
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What alerted police, the newspaper reported, was a nurse who recalled slight bruising on her neck.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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After her tenure with Teach for America was over, Fourier went to school to become a nurse and worked at Hartford Hospital, then transitioned to being a nurse for the Hartford HealthCare at Home program.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2026
Noun
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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.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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Support for Schumacher’s debut has come from his teammate, Graham Rahal, a veteran of 18 Indy 500s, as well as 2012 pole-sitter Ryan Briscoe, who has been working as Schumacher’s coach this year and gearing him up for his first superspeedway experience.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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