Synonyms of nanny

nanny

noun

ˈna-nē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurse
• sitter
• babysitter
• nursemaid
• nurser
• dry nurse
• amah
• ayah
• au pair
• mammy
• bonne
• governess
• duenna
• mademoiselle
• fraulein

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nanny

Decades later, the nation’s nanny continues to champion women’s confidence and the beauty products that inspire it. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 29 June 2026

Parents from working- and middle-class households are more likely to rely on screens compared to high-income parents, who can hire childcare services, such as full-time nannies. — Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 19 June 2026

Danny and Nia are traveling with their baby and a nanny, and Kristen and Luke, a Lincoln Logs set that can only make a shooting range, are also traveling with an infant, her sister, and brother-in-law, and so much emotional baggage that Jet Blue charged them $35 million in luggage fees. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 June 2026

When Esmeralda was a newborn, Mendes skipped the nanny and dove headfirst into the wild ride that is new motherhood. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 18 June 2026