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nannies

noun

plural of nanny

as in nurses

a girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children wrote a memoir recounting her days as a nanny for the rich and often indiscreet

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Recent Examples of nannies Long after the abolition of slavery, many white southerners, including my father, who was born into the first breaths of the civil-rights movement, were still raised by Black nannies. — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 Panettiere recalled learning that Kaya was unhappy about taking an elaborate boat to school while some of her classmates arrived by bus or were dropped off by their parents or nannies. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 These nefarious little nannies were blamed for every cool model that didn’t make it to our shores, and every sweet performance option left on the table (not to mention every part that fell off of an American car built between 1979 and 1999). — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026 Traveling nannies are coveted but rare, with some making up to $163,000 in the United Arab Emirates, according to the report. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 July 2026 Aviv reports on Filipina women who move to the United States to work as nannies and send money home to their families. — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Parents from working- and middle-class households are more likely to rely on screens compared to high-income parents, who can hire childcare services, such as full-time nannies. — Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 19 June 2026 That’s when people began hiring full-time live-in dog nannies, paying as much as $55 an hour on top of room and board in the mega-mansions in the dunes. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

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Doctors and nurses usually don’t have time to do the in-depth screenings and counseling a dietitian does.

— Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
For Maryland nurses, aides, teachers and service workers, that can mean the difference between investing a small amount from each paycheck and staying locked out of wealth-building opportunities entirely.

— Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

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