All nanny synonyms
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N n noun nanny
- governess — a woman who is employed to take charge of a child's upbringing, education, etc.
- au pair — An au pair is a young person from a foreign country who lives with a family in order to learn the language and who helps to look after the children.
- baby-sitter — a person who takes care of a child or children while the parents are out
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- caretaker — A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it.
- caregiver — A caregiver is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young.
- minder — Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination): a baby-minder.
- sitter — Willem de [wil-uh m duh] /ˈwɪl əm də/ (Show IPA), 1872–1934, Dutch astronomer and mathematician.
- carer — A carer is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young.
- nana — Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- nan — Not-a-Number
- granny — Informal. a grandmother.
- gran — grandmother.
- grandma — grandmother.
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.