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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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Many are the children of immigrants who work or worked as nannies, caregivers to the elderly, housekeepers and gardeners.
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Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Most guests were white, except for the nannies, of whom there seemed to be one per child.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Joined by Walter, his devoted cleaner fish nanny, and Darya, a brave deaf orca, Vincent must face his fears, accept his loss, and discover his own song to save the oceans.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
When the baby was 10 weeks old, the family traveled with their nanny to a wedding.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
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Daisy Verduzco Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Most guests were white, except for the nannies, of whom there seemed to be one per child.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Joined by Walter, his devoted cleaner fish nanny, and Darya, a brave deaf orca, Vincent must face his fears, accept his loss, and discover his own song to save the oceans.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
When the baby was 10 weeks old, the family traveled with their nanny to a wedding.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nanny
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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