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
In-home daycare centers, nanny collectives, and elder companion services can be launched with proper licensing and community trust (and many are eligible for state support programs or grants).
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
The pair were visiting Oahu to celebrate the woman’s birthday while their two children stayed home with a nanny and family on Maui, according to the wife’s petition.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The couple was visiting Oahu to celebrate Arielle’s birthday last month while their two sons remained at home on Maui with a nanny and family.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
The pair were visiting Oahu to celebrate the woman’s birthday while their two children stayed home with a nanny and family on Maui, according to the wife’s petition.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
The pair were visiting Oahu to celebrate the woman’s birthday while their two children stayed home with a nanny and family on Maui, according to the wife’s petition.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The couple was visiting Oahu to celebrate Arielle’s birthday last month while their two sons remained at home on Maui with a nanny and family.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
The pair were visiting Oahu to celebrate the woman’s birthday while their two children stayed home with a nanny and family on Maui, according to the wife’s petition.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
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Doctors and nurses were wheeling his wife, 33-year-old Hailey Okula, to the intensive care unit shortly after giving birth to their son, Crew, by cesarean section at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Expanding the number of doctors and nurses serving Illinois and the nation.—
Dick Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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