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单词 au pair
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au pair

noun
/ˌəʊ ˈpeə(r)/
/ˌəʊ ˈper/
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  1. a young person, usually a woman, who lives with a family in a foreign country in order to learn the language. An au pair helps in the house and takes care of children and receives a small wage.
    • She worked in Paris for six months as an au pair.
    • There are very few male au pairs.
    • We decided to get an au pair to help with the children.
    Topics Life stagesc1, Jobsc1
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘on equal terms’. The phrase was originally adjectival, describing an arrangement between two parties paid for by the exchange of mutual services; the noun usage dates from the 1960s.
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