nannies

plural of nanny
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 Lively, who shares daughters James, 10, Inez, 9, and Betty, 6, and son Olin, 2, with husband Ryan Reynolds, was also offered the option to have her two nannies, her assistant, and security team flown by private jet for filming days in Las Vegas. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 Air nannies are real people, often professionals who specialize in pet travel who accompany your dog on a flight. Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • Another attendee, Talia Adderly, 26, was sporting her SEIU Healthcare Florida Local 1991 shirt — the union representing nurses, physicians, doctors, and healthcare professionals across the Jackson Health System.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • More than half are nurses, and the rest are a medley of employees who each occupy a special niche in the hospital.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While the figures in some of the larger canvases are reminiscent of Lucian Freud’s twisting and turning sitters, Daushvili’s strongest work is not monumental but small and intimate.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There is a site called Rover that provides pet sitters.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025

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“Nannies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nannies. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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