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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His only source of solace is his family’s Norwegian au pair, Astrid.
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Holding court upstairs is a secondary primary suite, plus the en suite guest bedrooms and an au pair suite with its own kitchenette and private entrance.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
The mother of one found Prochazkova through the Culture Care Au Pair agency after deciding that using an au pair would be a more cost-effective option compared to hiring a full-time nanny.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
The four-part series, which ITV Studios sells globally, follows what happens when a mother of three lets a stranger into her home as an au pair to her three children.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Holding court upstairs is a secondary primary suite, plus the en suite guest bedrooms and an au pair suite with its own kitchenette and private entrance.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
The mother of one found Prochazkova through the Culture Care Au Pair agency after deciding that using an au pair would be a more cost-effective option compared to hiring a full-time nanny.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
The four-part series, which ITV Studios sells globally, follows what happens when a mother of three lets a stranger into her home as an au pair to her three children.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Sep. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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