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nanny

[nan-ee] / ˈnæn i /
NOUN
children's nurse
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That equates to more than $17,000 a year for daycare or more than $45,000 a year for a nanny.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The average weekly daycare cost is $332 and the average weekly nanny cost is $870, according to the Care.com 2026 Cost of Care report.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

“It’s like a nanny state, or helicopter parenting.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2025, Pratt’s nanny burst through the door of his house in the Palisades, Pratt wrote in his memoir.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Now above me the nanny was discovering that Sebastian’s teeth were coal-black from that licorice.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

The children are now with nannies in a Los Angeles suburb.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

He has placed nannies because they had experience working on yachts or could tolerate helicopter travel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Aviv reports on Filipina women who move to the United States to work as nannies and send money home to their families.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Along with day camp and traditional day care, the credit can be used for expenses such as nannies and babysitters, said Andy Phillips, vice president of the Tax Institute at H&R Block.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Clay grewed up alone in that big house with a bunch of nannies from ’cross the water.”

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper




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