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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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Then, a nanny hired by Reed's parents kidnaps the child away from Kimberly, and with the persistent drama — and getting shot — Zuniga's character just gives the child up for adoption.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Now, Nowak is asking for an additional $10,000 per month in support for a nanny, which has Butler scratching his head.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Eliminating Friction With Automation Under the current status quo, Platform, DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams risk becoming full-time Kubernetes nannies, spending their time fielding tickets and troubleshooting issues for developers.
—Ben Ofiri, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
These gardeners, housekeepers and nannies kept Pacific Palisades going.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Now, Nowak is asking for an additional $10,000 per month in support for a nanny, which has Butler scratching his head.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Eliminating Friction With Automation Under the current status quo, Platform, DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams risk becoming full-time Kubernetes nannies, spending their time fielding tickets and troubleshooting issues for developers.
—Ben Ofiri, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
These gardeners, housekeepers and nannies kept Pacific Palisades going.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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