How to Use nanny in a Sentence

nanny

noun
  • When I was growing up, I had a nanny.
  • And that’s thanks, in large part, to her nannies.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a large bar room, a large full kitchen and a nanny’s suite.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2019
  • Your nanny or the airline will know best.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
  • This is where air nannies come into play.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The nanny found the images on his iPad.
    — Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Debby Ryan's years as a nanny are about to pay off.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Most guests were white, except for the nannies, of whom there seemed to be one per child.
    — Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • And just a week ago, a young Paraguayan arrived to work as a nanny.
    — Regina Garcia Cano, orlandosentinel.com, 26 June 2021
  • This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • The couple have relied on the help of a nanny since their first child was born.
    — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 9 Aug. 2020
  • Here’s what to know about finding and working with a pet flight nanny.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Toddlers wobble about the play area with their moms (or nannies).
    — Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The bills don’t stop when the need for daycare, nannies, and babysitters ends.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 29 Feb. 2024
  • My nanny took some of the smaller socks Noah had grown out of and cut them in half.
    — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Day care workers and nannies are special.
    — Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The problem is her parents have nanny cams aimed at the crib and the living room.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • Disney is set to explore the secret lives of hot nannies.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Only Abi, the young nanny, can make the sickly girl smile.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Kimes stayed on as the Lentzes’ nanny for some time afterward.
    — Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
  • Mom and Dad weren’t very present and I was taught gin rummy by a nanny.
    — Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
  • The nannies work full-time or part-time and earn the minimum wage of about $7 an hour.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
  • From [ages] one to three, I was raised by my nanny in New York.
    — Lily Moayeri, Spin, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The kids range from infants and toddlers cared for by nannies, to teenagers living in dorms.
    — Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Then there came a long line of nannies who couldn’t manage more than a few weeks, or even just a few days, with me.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • There’s also space to add a mother-in-law or nanny’s apartment.
    — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • He’s probably been sent to boarding school, been reared by nannies.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Some of these moms have nannies, house cleaners, dog walkers, and house managers.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But the nannies had to get up in the night at the sound of my shrieks while my parents slumbered with ear-plugs in.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Taking a nanny with us and paying for her trip would be beyond our budget.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026

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