Thesaurus results for NANNY

nanny

noun

ˈna-nē

variants 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 Moving between Lucila’s dating life, her job as au pair, her second gig as a food delivery driver, and the community of Latin American nannies that forms her social circle, the film is left with little time to fully establish the contours of her family situation. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 May 2026 Now, Lucila works as a nanny for a Spanish woman who doesn’t much hide her dislike for Latin American workers. —

Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 California’s nanny state is taking infantilization to a new level. —

Editorial Board, Washington Post, 12 May 2026 His nanny was his fierce protector and insulated him from the depredations of Nazis and their enablers, baptizing him and teaching him to handily hurl anti-Jewish epithets to fit in. —

Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for nanny

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Additional charges filed against Frank Blessing, 58, of Simi Valley include assault against a police officer, vandalism over $400, and battery against a nurse or doctor, according to the Ventura County district attorney’s office.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
The nurses refused to increase her morphine.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026