noun (countable) · informal
nanny
/ˈnæni/NAN·ny
Band 5-6speakingtask1
a person, especially a woman, employed to care for a child in its own home
Examples
“They employed a live-in nanny to look after the children.”
“The nanny takes the kids to school every morning.”
“We prefer a nanny who has early-years experience.”
Band 8 sentence
“Because both parents worked long hours, they relied on a professional, experienced nanny to manage the children's routine and schooling commitments.”
Collocations
- live-in nanny
- hire a nanny
Word family
babysit verbbabysitter noun
Common mistakes
We need a babysitter full-time.→We need a nanny full-time.
They hired nanny→They hired a nanny
Say it for a higher band
5babysitter→6childcarer→7+nanny
Synonyms
caregiver
Easily confused
babysitter
“We called a babysitter for the evening while we went out.”
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