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
Recent Examples on the Web
The commission unanimously approved her request in May of 2018, and Grechen Shirley quickly hired a nanny to her campaign staff.
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Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
With nanny Olga Powell and mom Diana, the young princes enjoyed an open-sleigh ride in Lech, Austria, on March 30, 1993.
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Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Their money had gone into a cozy Craftsman house in Menlo Park, and repaying medical-school debt and the salary for their nanny ate up the majority of Greenwald’s take-home pay.
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Melanie Thernstrom,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Decades later, the nation’s nanny continues to champion women’s confidence and the beauty products that inspire it.
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Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
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Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
With nanny Olga Powell and mom Diana, the young princes enjoyed an open-sleigh ride in Lech, Austria, on March 30, 1993.
—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Their money had gone into a cozy Craftsman house in Menlo Park, and repaying medical-school debt and the salary for their nanny ate up the majority of Greenwald’s take-home pay.
—
Melanie Thernstrom,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Decades later, the nation’s nanny continues to champion women’s confidence and the beauty products that inspire it.
—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
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 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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