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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As a result of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped charges of murder and first-degree residential burglary against Scott, who was the family’s nanny.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
The nanny, Scarlett Pavlovich, filed lawsuits this week in Massachusetts, New York and Wisconsin, accusing Gaiman and his estranged wife, Amanda Palmer, of violating federal human trafficking prohibitions.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2025
The accusations allegedly occurred while Pavlovich was a live-in nanny for Gaiman and wife Amanda Palmer's child in their New Zealand homes.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
The two became friendly and Palmer occasionally asked Pavlovich to babysit, eventually offering her a job as a live-in nanny in both her and Gaiman’s houses on the island of Waiheke.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
The nanny, Scarlett Pavlovich, filed lawsuits this week in Massachusetts, New York and Wisconsin, accusing Gaiman and his estranged wife, Amanda Palmer, of violating federal human trafficking prohibitions.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2025
The accusations allegedly occurred while Pavlovich was a live-in nanny for Gaiman and wife Amanda Palmer's child in their New Zealand homes.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
The two became friendly and Palmer occasionally asked Pavlovich to babysit, eventually offering her a job as a live-in nanny in both her and Gaiman’s houses on the island of Waiheke.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanny. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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