variants
or less commonly nannie
plural nannies
: a child's nurse or caregiver
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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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Jackson starred alongside Peyton List, Karan Brar, and the late Cameron Boyce as one of three child stars in Jessie, the Disney Channel series about a 19-year old Texas teen (Debby Ryan) who becomes the nanny of a high-profile couple who are often away from home.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Stewart’s brother, Alex Goodwin, remembered how his sister, who worked full time as a home health aide, plus part time as a nanny and was putting herself through school to become a registered nurse, had taught him responsibility.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
For a couple of years, Roan worked a string of jobs including nanny and production assistant while developing her music career as an independent artist.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
The catastrophic blazes also erased an entire ecosystem of housekeepers, nannies, landscapers, restaurant workers and others who keep communities thriving.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Stewart’s brother, Alex Goodwin, remembered how his sister, who worked full time as a home health aide, plus part time as a nanny and was putting herself through school to become a registered nurse, had taught him responsibility.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
For a couple of years, Roan worked a string of jobs including nanny and production assistant while developing her music career as an independent artist.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
The catastrophic blazes also erased an entire ecosystem of housekeepers, nannies, landscapers, restaurant workers and others who keep communities thriving.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanny. Accessed 14 Feb. 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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