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nanny

[nan-ee] / ˈnæn i /
NOUN
children's nurse
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But they need to create safe products rather than calling for the nanny state to clean up their messes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Carroll, who also played in the Premier League for Liverpool and West Ham, called the police and was "sobbing" in the arms of his children's nanny.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Like many house managers, Thompson started as a nanny and expanded into family home operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

If we’re giving parents money for childcare, it does indeed seem fair to allow that money to support at-home care too, whether the carer is the child’s parent or a nanny.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

She obviously thinks that mv short-lived career as a nanny came to an end because of her or because of her child.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

“Whether they’re farmworkers or construction workers, hotel workers, restaurant workers, nannies who take care of children, these are working people, and yet they are being treated as if they were some sort of horrible criminals.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

While healing from their losses, they hustled, working as caregivers, nannies, Uber drivers and house cleaners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Many of the women are former Harrods employees, nannies and private flight attendants who came forward following a 2024 BBC posthumous investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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

She mimicked the voice of one of the nannies that took care of her after her father died.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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