au pair

au pair

A0522700 (ô pâr′)n. A young foreigner who provides childcare for a family in exchange for room and board, often a small stipend, and the opportunity to study.

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[French : au, at the + pair, equal.]

au pair

(əʊ ˈpɛə; French o pɛr) n1. (Professions) a. a young foreigner, usually a girl, who undertakes housework in exchange for board and lodging, esp in order to learn the languageb. (as modifier): an au pair girl. 2. a young person who lives temporarily with a family abroad in exchange for a reciprocal arrangement with his or her own familyvb (intr) to work as an au pairadvas an au pair: she worked au pair in Greece. [C20: from French: on an equal footing]

au pair

(oʊ ˈpɛər)
n. 1. a person, usu. a young foreign visitor, employed to care for children, do housework, etc., in exchange for room and board. adj. 2. pertaining to or employed under such an arrangement. [1965–70; < French, literally, equal, even]

au pair

Past participle: au paired
Gerund: au pairing

Imperative
au pair
au pair

Present
I au pair
you au pair
he/she/it au pairs
we au pair
you au pair
they au pair

Preterite
I au paired
you au paired
he/she/it au paired
we au paired
you au paired
they au paired

Present Continuous
I am au pairing
you are au pairing
he/she/it is au pairing
we are au pairing
you are au pairing
they are au pairing

Present Perfect
I have au paired
you have au paired
he/she/it has au paired
we have au paired
you have au paired
they have au paired

Past Continuous
I was au pairing
you were au pairing
he/she/it was au pairing
we were au pairing
you were au pairing
they were au pairing

Past Perfect
I had au paired
you had au paired
he/she/it had au paired
we had au paired
you had au paired
they had au paired

Future
I will au pair
you will au pair
he/she/it will au pair
we will au pair
you will au pair
they will au pair

Future Perfect
I will have au paired
you will have au paired
he/she/it will have au paired
we will have au paired
you will have au paired
they will have au paired

Future Continuous
I will be au pairing
you will be au pairing
he/she/it will be au pairing
we will be au pairing
you will be au pairing
they will be au pairing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been au pairing
you have been au pairing
he/she/it has been au pairing
we have been au pairing
you have been au pairing
they have been au pairing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been au pairing
you will have been au pairing
he/she/it will have been au pairing
we will have been au pairing
you will have been au pairing
they will have been au pairing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been au pairing
you had been au pairing
he/she/it had been au pairing
we had been au pairing
you had been au pairing
they had been au pairing

Conditional
I would au pair
you would au pair
he/she/it would au pair
we would au pair
you would au pair
they would au pair

Past Conditional
I would have au paired
you would have au paired
he/she/it would have au paired
we would have au paired
you would have au paired
they would have au paired

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

au pair - a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light houseworkau pair girl - a foreign girl serving as an au pairalien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

Translations

“互裨”姑娘为换取房间、住处、及学习某家语言的机会而为该家做家务的年轻外国人

au pair

(ˌou ˈpə(r)) noun a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language. a French au pair; an au pair girl. 為獲食宿、零用金和語言學習機會的年輕外國保姆 为换取房间、住处、及学习某家语言的机会而为该家做家务的年轻外国人

au pair

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