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 Some people have ghosted her — including the nanny who has been there since Elena was born. —

Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026 Authorities also arrested 33-year-old Samantha Scott, described in court records as Serafini's nanny-turned-lover, in connection with the attack. —

Richard Ramos, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026 Samantha Scott, a nanny employed by Serafini and Erin Spohr to watch their two young children, pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the crimes. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026 Eugenie was spotted with her husband Jack Brooksbank, their sons August and Ernest and their nanny, perusing the menu at the restaurant. —

Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nanny

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Less than three weeks later, Alex Pretti, a nurse, was on the south side of Minneapolis filming agents with his cellphone.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
The bill exempts the unions that represent police officers, firefighters and corrections officers, whose leaders typically support Republicans, but also applies to unions that represent nurses and utility workers.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026