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nanny

[nan-ee] / ˈnæn i /
NOUN
children's nurse
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“Every other kid, they had a driver, or they had a nanny to bring them, or security,” Ibrahimovic explains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

She is so committed to frequent business trips that she home-schooled her children and brought them, plus a nanny, along when they were younger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security said it would investigate allegations that Rep. Eric Swalwell hired an undocumented nanny.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

She said that Jensen-Lee "was a baby who loved being sung to, being cuddled by his mammy and his nanny and bampy."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

He made his way around Old Fishfoot, past where a young girl was selling cups of fresh milk from her nanny goat.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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