au pair
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The last surviving subject of King Edward VII, as a teenager she travelled to India in 1927 and began working as an au pair to a military family there.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In Portland, they had a gardener, a housecleaner and an au pair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Here he is the 1919 go-between for Esther Nacht, a 14-year-old Jewish refugee whom he places with the Winslow family as an au pair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025
The second level features “a second primary suite, au pair suite with kitchenette and private entry, and additional en suites,” according to the listing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Showing a natural resourcefulness, he had little money but got himself hired as an au pair, or domestic assistant, to a Franco-American family.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
