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
Currently, career nannies, ROTA (rotational) nannies, laundresses, chefs, butlers, estate managers, and personal assistants are being heavily sought after.
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Of course, there are nannies, producers, her husband’s political dynasty, and an industrial-grade fridge and oven behind the scenes.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Nine women — nannies, nursing techs, a sportswriter — spent a couple hours getting coached up by a no-nonsense, dry-witted instructor named Zianya.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Princess Eugenie and Jack share two young sons, August, 4, and Ernest, 2, and nannies are commonplace in the royal family.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Residents were handymen and nannies for residents in Hurst, Euless and Bedford.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
The blame game targets Milo's mother, Marissa Irvine (Snook), Jenny (Dakota Fanning), the mother of the child with whom Milo was supposed to be, and the boys' nannies Ana and Carrie (Kartiah Vergara and Carrie Finch).
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The brood, which consists of the couple’s seven kids, eight pets and two nannies, was featured on their eponymous reality show launched earlier this year.
—Karu F Daniels, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Many of them are nannies, gardeners and waiters who have overstayed their tourist visas and have applied for asylum or TPS temporary protection from deportation.
—Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Of course, there are nannies, producers, her husband’s political dynasty, and an industrial-grade fridge and oven behind the scenes.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Nine women — nannies, nursing techs, a sportswriter — spent a couple hours getting coached up by a no-nonsense, dry-witted instructor named Zianya.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
Princess Eugenie and Jack share two young sons, August, 4, and Ernest, 2, and nannies are commonplace in the royal family.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Residents were handymen and nannies for residents in Hurst, Euless and Bedford.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
The blame game targets Milo's mother, Marissa Irvine (Snook), Jenny (Dakota Fanning), the mother of the child with whom Milo was supposed to be, and the boys' nannies Ana and Carrie (Kartiah Vergara and Carrie Finch).
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The brood, which consists of the couple’s seven kids, eight pets and two nannies, was featured on their eponymous reality show launched earlier this year.
—Karu F Daniels, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Many of them are nannies, gardeners and waiters who have overstayed their tourist visas and have applied for asylum or TPS temporary protection from deportation.
—Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nannies
Noun
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The union said nurses are committed to bargaining daily to settle the dispute.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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For the first time, contract negotiations are underway between UPMC Magee Women's Hospital and the nurses.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Virtual sitters help prevent falls without requiring one-to-one assignments in every room.—
David Chou,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The carousel of coordinators has reinforced Hurts’ indifference to how an offense looks — to fans, to foes, to fence-sitters — so long as the Eagles win.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Nannies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nannies. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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