bonne

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonne
Noun
  • 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
  • Other features of the home include a chef’s kitchen, a full gym and an au pair suite.
    Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
  • 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
  • The mammy stereotype, which desexualized both dark skinned enslaved and free women (who were often in domestic roles), made muting Black beauty the norm.
    Brooklyn White, Essence, 30 Nov. 2022
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“Bonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonne. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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