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also nannie
as in nurse
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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In previous seasons, the designer has imagined angsty teenage orchestra members, doms and subs, and nannies after the kids have been tucked up in bed; and dressed them up in her now-signature shibari leggings and dresses.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
How to get everyone into a vehicle, especially when there are also eight pets and two nannies?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
When the door opened, multiple unknown men with guns grabbed the family members and nanny, the affidavit says.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Last year, Seoul sponsored a pilot program to import a hundred nannies from the Philippines.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
How to get everyone into a vehicle, especially when there are also eight pets and two nannies?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
When the door opened, multiple unknown men with guns grabbed the family members and nanny, the affidavit says.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Last year, Seoul sponsored a pilot program to import a hundred nannies from the Philippines.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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