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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
The same day that the nanny allegedly beat Walter, other caregivers slapped and flogged his siblings, including with shoes and wooden sticks.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Foxman was born in Poland in 1940 and at 2 years old was left in the care of his Roman Catholic nanny in Vilnius, Lithuania, as his parents sought to escape the Germans.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Your horse essentially gets a horsekeeper, a nanny, a bougie apartment, and an incredible professor—the trainers in Wellington are like Harvard [professors] in the world of academics.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
Carolina Cobian is accused of physically abusing a baby while working as a Santa Monica family's nanny.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Foxman was born in Poland in 1940 and at 2 years old was left in the care of his Roman Catholic nanny in Vilnius, Lithuania, as his parents sought to escape the Germans.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Your horse essentially gets a horsekeeper, a nanny, a bougie apartment, and an incredible professor—the trainers in Wellington are like Harvard [professors] in the world of academics.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
Carolina Cobian is accused of physically abusing a baby while working as a Santa Monica family's nanny.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanny
Noun
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Recognizing her struggle, a nurse shared her own history of recovering from opioid addiction.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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Orbegoso said the hospice nurse went to work on papers in her car a block over after leaving the house, when their mail carrier approached her.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Things went from high to low for Rossi and Ed Carpenter Racing when, after qualifying P2 for the race, sandwiched on the front row by pole sitter and reigning champion Alex Palou and Team Penske's David Malukas, Rossi had a major crash in Monday's practice session.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The Children Under The Stairs Elsewhere, Jade eats mushrooms and had Boyd accompany him as a trip-sitter.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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