bonne

noun

Definition of bonnenext
as in au pair

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  1. au pair
  2. amah
  3. mammy
  4. ayah
Noun
  • The Trial of Louise Woodward will dramatize the story of Woodward, an 18-year-old British au pair who in 1997 was accused of shaking to death a baby who was left in her care by her host family in Massachusetts.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
  • But the space could easily be transformed into a media room, a fitness area or an au pair/in-law suite.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Definition of au pair
Noun
  • In colonial days, many families had a lifelong helper known as an amah (after the Portuguese word for nurse).
    — Time, Time, 23 Jan. 2018
Definition of amah
Noun
  • The board also bears an imprint featuring the British slave ship Brookes with a Black mammy superimposed over it.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
  • These include typecasting Black women as jezebels, sapphires and mammies; these depictions, combined with the law enforcement they may be exposed to, increase their vulnerability under the law.
    — Kerry Lester Kasper, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of mammy
Noun
  • This was a place where other Asians also found a home, notably lascars from India and East Africa, and ayahs abandoned by their English employers after the long sea voyage.
    — Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of ayah
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“Bonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonne. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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