au pair

[ oh -pair ]

/ oʊ ˈpɛər /

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noun

a person, usually a young foreign visitor, employed to take care of children, do housework, etc., in exchange for room and board: We sent the children to the beach with the au pair.

adjective

of, relating to, or employed under such an arrangement: an au pair girl.

Origin of au pair

1965–70; <French, literally, equal, even (au contraction of à le at the + pair equal (noun); cf. pair), referring to the equal exchange of work for room and board

Words nearby au pair

auntie man, aunties, Aunt Jemima, Aunt Sally, Aunty, au pair, au poivre, aur-, aura, aural, auramine

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British Dictionary definitions for au pair

au pair

/ (əʊ ˈpɛə, French o pɛr) /

noun

a young foreigner, usually a girl, who undertakes housework in exchange for board and lodging, esp in order to learn the language
(as modifier)an au pair girl

a young person who lives temporarily with a family abroad in exchange for a reciprocal arrangement with his or her own family

verb

(intr) to work as an au pair

adverb

as an au pairshe worked au pair in Greece

Word Origin for au pair

C20: from French: on an equal footing

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单词	au pair
释义	au pair [ oh -pair ] / oʊ ˈpɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR au pair ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person, usually a young foreign visitor, employed to take care of children, do housework, etc., in exchange for room and board: We sent the children to the beach with the au pair. adjective of, relating to, or employed under such an arrangement: an au pair girl. Origin of au pair 1965–70; <French, literally, equal, even (au contraction of à le at the + pair equal (noun); cf. pair), referring to the equal exchange of work for room and board Words nearby au pair auntie man, aunties, Aunt Jemima, Aunt Sally, Aunty, au pair, au poivre, aur-, aura, aural, auramine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for au pair au pair / (əʊ ˈpɛə, French o pɛr) / noun a young foreigner, usually a girl, who undertakes housework in exchange for board and lodging, esp in order to learn the language (as modifier)an au pair girl a young person who lives temporarily with a family abroad in exchange for a reciprocal arrangement with his or her own family verb (intr) to work as an au pair adverb as an au pairshe worked au pair in Greece Word Origin for au pair C20: from French: on an equal footing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to au pair housekeeper, caregiver, governess, babysitter, live-in
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au pair

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Origin of au pair

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British Dictionary definitions for au pair

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