au pair
noun
a person, usually a young foreign visitor, employed to take care of children, do housework, etc., in exchange for room and board.
au pairs
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pluralof au pair.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Young Boris, or Al, as he was known to the family, was largely brought up by his artist mother Charlotte, helped by au pairs.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
I’ve heard of parents hiring quarantine au pairs to help out with kids who can’t go to camp or school.
From Slate ● May 19, 2020
I don’t read the thinly fictionalized tell-alls of exploited au pairs, or the thinly veiled autobiographies of the rich but derailed.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
The program is intended to give foreign workers who can be scholars, teachers, camp counselors and au pairs training and experience in those fields in the United States.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2019
She wanted to know the rules about au pairs.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
