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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One section of the upper level includes a separate living area with its own entrance — an arrangement that could easily function as an in-law or au pair suite.
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Miriam Schwartz, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year sentence on Friday.
—CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
The Brazilian au pair found guilty of colluding with Brendan Banfield to murder his wife and a stranger was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a Virginia court Friday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
One promising model already exists in the State Department’s au pair program, which pairs young people with host families for live-in support.
—Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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Miriam Schwartz, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year sentence on Friday.
—CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
The Brazilian au pair found guilty of colluding with Brendan Banfield to murder his wife and a stranger was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a Virginia court Friday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
One promising model already exists in the State Department’s au pair program, which pairs young people with host families for live-in support.
—Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Au pair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/au%20pair. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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