Synonyms of nannies

nannies

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurses
• sitters
• babysitters
• nursemaids
• nursers
• amahs
• dry nurses
• ayahs
• mammies
• au pairs
• bonnes
• governesses
• duennas
• frauleins
• mademoiselles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nannies

There’s always somebody cleaning, a chef, nannies, assistants. — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Three years later, Lewis began writing her book, with accounts pieced together from nannies and staff from her childhood. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026

The prosecutor argued the beatings basically never stopped, claiming footage showed nannies beating one child, then turning their violence toward any of the other toddlers who wept while watching. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

In addition to the playroom, the floor also held bedrooms for William, Harry, nannies, and security, bathrooms, and a kitchen. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026

On more than one occasion, the nannies were seen physically harming the children on camera. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Children—a rare sight at Trancoso’s small, intimate pousadas but welcome here—are kept busy by a discreet army of private nannies and hotel monitors. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

The filing accused Thomas of having refused to allow nannies into his house with his daughter, including one assigned by the court, and of using drugs. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026

Long after the abolition of slavery, many white southerners, including my father, who was born into the first breaths of the civil-rights movement, were still raised by Black nannies. — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026