nanny

Example Sentences

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When the gold medal was confirmed, she embraced her two boys, who are both deaf, and the nanny of her children.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The weekly cost of a nanny, meanwhile, averaged $936 a week last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

“I’m a nanny, and I pick up a couple of kids from their preschool and I know and love so many kids with parents in pretty tenuous situations,” said McElroy, who is Irish American.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

I was on the top, my sister was there, my other sister was in between my parents... and then the tailor slept also there and then the nanny.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

That even if his father hadn’t taught him himself, some crotchety old nanny had waxed poetic on the value of tucking your shirt in, polishing your shoes, and combing your hair.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken