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au pair

[ oh pair ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. of, relating to, or employed under such an arrangement:

    an au pair girl.

au pair

/ 蓹蕣 藞p蓻蓹; o p蓻r /

noun

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

      an au pair girl

  1. a young person who lives temporarily with a family abroad in exchange for a reciprocal arrangement with his or her own family
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to work as an au pair
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. as an au pair

    she worked au pair in Greece

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of au pair1

First recorded in 1965鈥70; from French: literally, 鈥渆qual, even,鈥 referring to the equal exchange of work for room and board; au contraction of 脿 le 鈥渁t the鈥 + pair 鈥渆qual鈥 (noun); 脿 la, pair 1( def )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of au pair1

C20: from French: on an equal footing
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When it comes to childcare, the couple do not have a nanny or au pair, but they do have a very supportive family.

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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.

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Jason and Molly Corbett met in 2008 when Molly Corbett worked as an au pair, caring for two children from Jason Corbett鈥檚 first marriage.

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"They brought German girls over here to work as au pairs, because the Russians treated them very badly," she says.

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Lucy Josephine Potter arrives in Manhattan at age 19 from the West Indies to work as an au pair for a wealthy couple and their four kids.

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