variants
or less commonly nannie
plural nannies
: a child's nurse or caregiver
Examples of nanny in a Sentence
When I was growing up, I had a nanny.
wrote a memoir recounting her days as a nanny for the rich and often indiscreet
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In 2021, Vanessa resolved a lawsuit — filed against her in Orange County Superior Court by her own mother — alleging unpaid wages as a nanny and a broken promise of lifetime support.
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
These reductions in the child-care workforce had a big impact on mothers, who are typically the parent to step in when a nanny or day care isn’t available.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
Beatrice and her Italian property developer husband, 42, share daughters Sienna, 4, and Athena, 10 months, plus his son Christopher Woolf, 9, from a previous relationship, and their apparent nanny helped watch over the kids.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Craig Allen Smith plays the title role of Daniel Hillard/Euphegenia Doubtfire (everyone's favorite Scottish nanny).
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
These reductions in the child-care workforce had a big impact on mothers, who are typically the parent to step in when a nanny or day care isn’t available.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
Beatrice and her Italian property developer husband, 42, share daughters Sienna, 4, and Athena, 10 months, plus his son Christopher Woolf, 9, from a previous relationship, and their apparent nanny helped watch over the kids.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Craig Allen Smith plays the title role of Daniel Hillard/Euphegenia Doubtfire (everyone's favorite Scottish nanny).
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nanny
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanny. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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nanny
noun
nan·ny
ˈnan-ē 
: a woman who is paid to care for a young child usually in the child's home
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