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au pair
[oh pair]
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.
au pair
/ əʊ ˈpɛə, 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 pair
she worked au pair in Greece
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of au pair1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of au pair1
Example Sentences
At the age of 18, she was employed as an au pair to a military family in India.
When it comes to childcare, the couple do not have a nanny or au pair, but they do have a very supportive family.
In 2002, Booth was convicted following a trial at Bradford Crown Court of indecently assaulting his Brazilian au pair and was sentenced to two years in jail.
Jason and Molly Corbett met in 2008 when Molly Corbett worked as an au pair, caring for two children from Jason Corbett’s first marriage.
"They brought German girls over here to work as au pairs, because the Russians treated them very badly," she says.
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