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also nannie
as in nurse
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 nanny
There’s also tax relief for taxpayers who pay for child care — day care, a nanny, preschool or summer camp.
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Sarah Moreno
february 6, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Caring for Iris and her infant brother Peter instead is a robot nanny named Mikki (whose voice combines Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo’s voices, since the actors also play Iris’ parents).
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
According to the nanny, Banfield feared his wife would file for divorce and set up a phony account on a fetish dating website under his wife’s name to catfish and lure Ryan, 39, to the house for a consensual but violent role-play scenario.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
In Peacock’s All Her Fault, a nanny from a rough background (Sophia Lillis) disappears with her rich employers’ little boy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Moreno
february 6, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Caring for Iris and her infant brother Peter instead is a robot nanny named Mikki (whose voice combines Natalie Portman and Mark Ruffalo’s voices, since the actors also play Iris’ parents).
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
According to the nanny, Banfield feared his wife would file for divorce and set up a phony account on a fetish dating website under his wife’s name to catfish and lure Ryan, 39, to the house for a consensual but violent role-play scenario.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
In Peacock’s All Her Fault, a nanny from a rough background (Sophia Lillis) disappears with her rich employers’ little boy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
Noun
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When the doctors and nurses refused, the agents would turn to nursing assistants or other ancillary staff who weren’t trained to handle those requests, the doctor said.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Even as his pain intensified and his leg grew worse without adequate blood flow, he was not immediately relocated to an intensive care unit, but was instead moved for several days between post-anesthesia units, despite protestations from his wife, a veteran emergency room nurse, the suit said.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The concierge can also coordinate sitters or walkers for an additional fee.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Unlike the portraits in Newman’s book, which were painted to glorify their sitters, many of the images in the Epstein files have a queasy, destabilizing aspect.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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