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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Man, au pair charged in double murder of wife, man months apart
When Ryan arrived at the house in February 2023, Banfield allegedly shot him in the head and then stabbed his wife to death, according to the prosecution agreement.
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Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Bolar said employing an au pair – a person between 18 and 26 years old brought to the country to live with families and care for children under a federal program administered by the State Department – is more affordable for her family than putting her three kids in daycare.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
The charges also come nearly a year after the husband and wife’s live-in au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, 24, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and a firearm offense in connection with Ryan’s shooting death, according to the prosecutor’s office.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Banfield's charging in the case comes months after the family's 24-year-old live-in au pair was charged in the case.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Bolar said employing an au pair – a person between 18 and 26 years old brought to the country to live with families and care for children under a federal program administered by the State Department – is more affordable for her family than putting her three kids in daycare.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
The charges also come nearly a year after the husband and wife’s live-in au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhaes, 24, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and a firearm offense in connection with Ryan’s shooting death, according to the prosecutor’s office.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Banfield's charging in the case comes months after the family's 24-year-old live-in au pair was charged in the case.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Au pair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/au%20pair. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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