as in nurses
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 nannies
Certain students in Work Experience Education programs — or those working as personal attendants such as babysitters or nannies — may be allowed to work up to eight hours on a school day.
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Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Then there came a long line of nannies who couldn’t manage more than a few weeks, or even just a few days, with me.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
That grip is reinforced by a litany of electronic nannies, all of which translate to an assuring sense of control and eagerness to discover more of the Valhalla’s powerfully balletic nature.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
The 2002 novel The Nanny Diaries by Kraus and McLaughlin, both former nannies, has been translated into more than 20 languages.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Authors McLaughlin and Kraus both worked as nannies before writing the book.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Disney is set to explore the secret lives of hot nannies.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
The kids range from infants and toddlers cared for by nannies, to teenagers living in dorms.
—Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Pet nannies are generally for small animals like cats and dogs that can fit in a carrier under an airplane seat.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Then there came a long line of nannies who couldn’t manage more than a few weeks, or even just a few days, with me.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
That grip is reinforced by a litany of electronic nannies, all of which translate to an assuring sense of control and eagerness to discover more of the Valhalla’s powerfully balletic nature.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
The 2002 novel The Nanny Diaries by Kraus and McLaughlin, both former nannies, has been translated into more than 20 languages.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Authors McLaughlin and Kraus both worked as nannies before writing the book.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Disney is set to explore the secret lives of hot nannies.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
The kids range from infants and toddlers cared for by nannies, to teenagers living in dorms.
—Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Pet nannies are generally for small animals like cats and dogs that can fit in a carrier under an airplane seat.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nannies
Noun
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The giant operating room, with its other-worldly machines and too many doctors and nurses to count, lay on the other side of two glass doors, and next to me seven more nurses and doctors were scrubbing in.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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For the 21st consecutive year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is celebrating 10 of the region’s best nurses and one outstanding nurse leader.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
Noun
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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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“Nannies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nannies. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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