nanny

noun

ˈna-nē How to pronounce nanny (audio)
variants also nannie
Definition of nannynext
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 Mihai also praised the Tokyo festival for working with a nanny service during the promotional stage. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026 Ian Lucas, 6, from left, Ethan Lucas, 10, and their nanny, Bonnie Sholeen, trick-or-treat in the snow on Halloween in 2019, in Barrington. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 An urgent call from a parent and friend who formerly worked as a nanny first alerted me to the problems at some Georgia daycare centers. — Nedra Rhone, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026 On top of child support, the father of Banda’s 9-year-old often pays $400 a week for a nanny to help with the kids. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nanny
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  1. nurse
  2. sitter
Noun
  • Medics and nurses here do simulations often, both to pass the Critical Care Academy, and also to stay up to date on occasional but critical events, like emergency births, newborn resuscitation, and burns.
    — Elaine Appleton-Grant, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The nurse’s only suggestions were the ones that Malouf had already tried.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of nurse
Noun
  • Even more than the other accoutrements with which sitters were pictured, dogs could convey a range of qualities.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The sitter was not required to stay overnight, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of sitter

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