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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
Count My Lies centers on compulsive liar Sloane Caraway, who bluffs her way into a job as a nanny for a gorgeous and charismatic couple, Violet and Jay Lockhart.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
Karimloo, who more often plays serious types, brings a nice bit of comic undertones to the Pirate King, and Monsoon is an absolute hoot as the needy, conniving pirate nanny.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Imagine if Uncle Bob had a nanny cam embedded in that huge taxidermied leopard.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Buy Now 05 of 10 'The Perfect Nanny' by Nina Slimani
Slimani’s novel was inspired by the harrowing 2012 case of a nanny who murdered the two young children in her charge.
—Bailey Seybolt, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
Karimloo, who more often plays serious types, brings a nice bit of comic undertones to the Pirate King, and Monsoon is an absolute hoot as the needy, conniving pirate nanny.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
Imagine if Uncle Bob had a nanny cam embedded in that huge taxidermied leopard.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Buy Now 05 of 10 'The Perfect Nanny' by Nina Slimani
Slimani’s novel was inspired by the harrowing 2012 case of a nanny who murdered the two young children in her charge.
—Bailey Seybolt, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
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He is also accused of presenting himself as a licensed nurse in Harris County, Texas, from August 2022 to October 2023, according to court records.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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Hospital nurses, technicians and other frontline staff can’t simply clock out mid-shift without impacting care, leaving them with fewer options to balance work and life.—
Silvija Martincevic,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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