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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Perfect as a nanny cam, pet monitor, or for home security, this discreet device can be controlled through an app on your phone.
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Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Each of the five bedroom pavilions is like its own mini apartment, with one of them set up to host up to four kids plus a nanny.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
The film also starred Colin Firth as a widower who requires a nanny to look after his unruly offspring.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
My one complaint — aside from the aforementioned CGI Bear nanny in the flashback to Elphaba’s birth, a waste of the great Sharon D. Clarke — is that Ariana Grande seems a little overwhelmed by all the noise around her.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Each of the five bedroom pavilions is like its own mini apartment, with one of them set up to host up to four kids plus a nanny.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
The film also starred Colin Firth as a widower who requires a nanny to look after his unruly offspring.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
My one complaint — aside from the aforementioned CGI Bear nanny in the flashback to Elphaba’s birth, a waste of the great Sharon D. Clarke — is that Ariana Grande seems a little overwhelmed by all the noise around her.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanny. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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