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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One of the women worked as a nanny for Gaiman’s child, and claimed Gaiman assaulted her in February 2022 at his New Zealand home.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
Likewise, Tommy Dorfman, doubling as the Nurse and Tybalt—Juliet’s raunchy nanny and her violent cousin—seems more invested in showing off her outfits than in crafting two distinctive, compelling human beings.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
The nannies work full-time or part-time and earn the minimum wage of about $7 an hour.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Toddlers wobble about the play area with their moms (or nannies).
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
Likewise, Tommy Dorfman, doubling as the Nurse and Tybalt—Juliet’s raunchy nanny and her violent cousin—seems more invested in showing off her outfits than in crafting two distinctive, compelling human beings.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
The nannies work full-time or part-time and earn the minimum wage of about $7 an hour.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Toddlers wobble about the play area with their moms (or nannies).
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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 25 Nov. 2024.
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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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