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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When the woman turns toward the camera, Cecilie shocked: that is not her family’s au pair.
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 16 May 2025
Widowed with their two children, Jack Corbett Lynch and Sarah Corbett Lynch, the Irish businessman hired an American au pair named Molly Martens in 2008 to help him with childcare.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 May 2025
Molly Martens is an American woman from Knoxville, Tennessee, who worked as an au pair for Irish businessman Jason Corbett in Limerick, Ireland.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
While looking for help with his young kids, Corbett posted a job profile on an au pair agency website and hired the 24-year-old Tennessee native.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 16 May 2025
Widowed with their two children, Jack Corbett Lynch and Sarah Corbett Lynch, the Irish businessman hired an American au pair named Molly Martens in 2008 to help him with childcare.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 May 2025
Molly Martens is an American woman from Knoxville, Tennessee, who worked as an au pair for Irish businessman Jason Corbett in Limerick, Ireland.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
While looking for help with his young kids, Corbett posted a job profile on an au pair agency website and hired the 24-year-old Tennessee native.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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“Au pair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/au%20pair. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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