nanny

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Latifi interviewed the former weekend nanny of a prominent influencing family who never saw her work acknowledged online.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

“I think it is a huge issue,” said Amanda Pruett, a local nanny and parent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In fact only Zamora Yrala himself, his then wife, her brother and the family's nanny were ever on the payroll, the court heard.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

“You don’t still need a nanny even now. As you get older...well, eventually I’ll need to go help some other family.”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix