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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That often includes also bringing a nanny or one of her aunts along.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024
John dulls himself with quaaludes and sleeps with the nanny.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024
John dulls himself with quaaludes and sleeps with the nanny.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 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 3 May. 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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