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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With that in mind, build a job description that will be of interest and allow a sitter or nanny to earn extra income.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024
Trainor will have a whole crew tagging along to help: her mom, Kelli; her husband, Daryl Sabara; her brother, Ryan Trainor (who is opening for her on tour as a DJ), and her nanny.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
There’s still a middle-aged San Francisco dad in a dress pretending to be a no-nonsense Scottish nanny to woo back his ex-wife but there’s only some of the oodles of charm that Williams brought to the party.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
Fans are captivated by the photos, but they’re also intrigued by the reclusive nanny who developed her talents in secret.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024
Trainor will have a whole crew tagging along to help: her mom, Kelli; her husband, Daryl Sabara; her brother, Ryan Trainor (who is opening for her on tour as a DJ), and her nanny.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2024
There’s still a middle-aged San Francisco dad in a dress pretending to be a no-nonsense Scottish nanny to woo back his ex-wife but there’s only some of the oodles of charm that Williams brought to the party.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
Fans are captivated by the photos, but they’re also intrigued by the reclusive nanny who developed her talents in secret.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for nanny
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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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