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 on the Web With that in mind, build a job description that will be of interest and allow a sitter or nanny to earn extra income. Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024 Trainor will have a whole crew tagging along to help: her mom, Kelli; her husband, Daryl Sabara; her brother, Ryan Trainor (who is opening for her on tour as a DJ), and her nanny. David Wysong, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024 There’s still a middle-aged San Francisco dad in a dress pretending to be a no-nonsense Scottish nanny to woo back his ex-wife but there’s only some of the oodles of charm that Williams brought to the party. Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024 Fans are captivated by the photos, but they’re also intrigued by the reclusive nanny who developed her talents in secret. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for nanny 

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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.

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