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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These gardeners, housekeepers and nannies kept Pacific Palisades going.
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
As a big-time drug dealer, Lindsey had it all – money, houses, cars and even two nannies as a teen-mom.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Loosely based on the British television program Little Angels, Nanny 911 featured American families with active children who were managed by British nannies (including one who served for the royal family).
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Pettifer, 31, was the stepson of Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who was the nanny for both William and his younger brother, Prince Harry, between 1993 and 1999, which included time after the death of their mother Princess Diana in 1997, according to The Associated Press.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
As a big-time drug dealer, Lindsey had it all – money, houses, cars and even two nannies as a teen-mom.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Loosely based on the British television program Little Angels, Nanny 911 featured American families with active children who were managed by British nannies (including one who served for the royal family).
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Pettifer, 31, was the stepson of Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who was the nanny for both William and his younger brother, Prince Harry, between 1993 and 1999, which included time after the death of their mother Princess Diana in 1997, according to The Associated Press.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanny. Accessed 22 Jan. 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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