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
Air nannies are real people, often professionals who specialize in pet travel who accompany your dog on a flight.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nannies
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In Singapore, Changi General Hospital currently has more than 80 robots helping doctors and nurses with everything from administrative work to medicine delivery.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Skechers Hands-free Go Walk Flex-relish Slip-ins Among the thousands of reviewers are nurses, teachers, and everyday people who struggle with foot problems from spurs to plantar fasciitis—all singing the praises of these Go Walk Flex-Relish Slip-ins.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Photographing a whole host of famous faces, his sitters ranged from the Bright Young Things in the 1920s to artists and writers like Jean Cocteau and Andy Warhol, along with Hollywood starlets, cue Greta Garbo (famously his great muse), Marlene Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marilyn Monroe.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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One golden retriever's dining ritual has both confused his sitters and charmed millions online.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Nannies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nannies. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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