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单词 au pairs
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au pair

noun

ˈō-ˈper How to pronounce au pair (audio)
plural au pairs ˈō-ˈperz How to pronounce au pair (audio)
: 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There’s also an au pair suite with a deck, water views, a full bathroom and a sitting room for a total of five bedrooms and five bathrooms. Lauren Beale, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Nearby, Araceli Ciriaco, a 22-year-old au pair, wrote in her journal. Washington Post, 29 May 2022 Bly Manor stars Pedretti as Dani Clayton, an American who takes a job in England as the new au pair to two children who are still recovering from the deaths of their parents and their previous caregiver. Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2020 These rooms are now Vesper’s bedroom, the au pair’s room and a guest room. Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 7 June 2022 Berisha, originally from Germany, has been an au pair in Maine for the past eight months and was on vacation to Alaska with his host family. Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2022 Guests can be housed in the au pair suite with its convenient separate entrance. Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, 10 Mar. 2022 The couple, so charmed, invited her to be their au pair. Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Mar. 2022 This suite is ideal for an au pair or for intergenerational living. James Alexander, courant.com, 4 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, on even terms

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

au pairs

noun

plural of au pair
as in bonnes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dry nurses
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  • mammies
  • nursemaids
  • babysitters
  • nannies
  • sitters
  • nursers
  • frauleins
  • mademoiselles
  • governesses
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