plural au pairs
ˈō-ˈperz 
: a usually young foreign person who cares for children and does domestic work for a family in return for room and board and the opportunity to learn the family's language
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Other features of the home include a chef’s kitchen, a full gym and an au pair suite.
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Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Once an au pair to moody teen Brooke (Olga Petsa), Sam is forced to confront her unresolved trauma when her ex-charge suddenly goes missing.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The au pair even recalled testing the sound one day.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The three categories cover foreign students, exchange visitors—such as summer workers, au pairs, and medical students—and those in foreign media.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Once an au pair to moody teen Brooke (Olga Petsa), Sam is forced to confront her unresolved trauma when her ex-charge suddenly goes missing.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The au pair even recalled testing the sound one day.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
The three categories cover foreign students, exchange visitors—such as summer workers, au pairs, and medical students—and those in foreign media.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for au pair
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“Au pair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/au%20pair. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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