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nanny

noun

ˈna-nē

variants also nannie

Definition of nanny

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 Infant tuition for two had already been unaffordable, so the family placed the 1-year-olds with a nanny instead, at $7,000 a month. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Born in Mexico to a left-wing Catalan family, Adela’s spiritual and intellectual formation came from her grandparents, while her emotional nourishment was the realm of the housekeeper/nanny Paula (Teresita Sánchez). — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Elaine Rossi, a part-time nanny for the Clancy family, said Lindsay Clancy told her about having postpartum issues. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 On Wednesday, the jury heard from a nanny who started working for the Clancy family in September 2022. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nanny

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The high amount of overtime at the mental health department is related mainly to nurses working at Whiting and Connecticut Valley Hospital, both in Middletown.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
You were born in Cleveland, your mother’s a nurse, and your dad’s a tattoo artist?

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of nurse

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Finn Gomez / Getty Images Kirkwood, who races for Andretti Global, started second but took the lead on the opening lap with a daring maneuver around the outside of pole-sitter and championship leader Alex Palou in front of the National Archives.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
The couple’s 6-year-old son had been with a sitter, said a coworker of Garcia’s.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sitter

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