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au pair
(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.
[French : au, at the + pair, equal.]
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au pair
(əʊ ˈpɛə; French o pɛr)n
1. (Professions)
a. a young foreigner, usually a girl, who undertakes housework in exchange for board and lodging, esp in order to learn the language
b. (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 family
vb
(intr) to work as an au pair
adv
as an au pair: she worked au pair in Greece.
[C20: from French: on an equal footing]
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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]
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au pair
Past participle: au paired
Gerund: au pairing
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| 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 pair alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country |
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Translations
مُرَبِّيَة شابَّة مِن خارِج البِلاد
au pair
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au pair djevojka
au pair
オーペア
오페어
bernaukle-izpalidze
mladá opatrovkyňa detí v cudzej krajine
au pair
au pair
คนเลี้ยงดูเด็ก
người giúp việc để học thêm ngoại ngữ
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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.
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au pair
→ أَجْنَبي يُقيمُ بِخِدْمَة مَنْزِلِيَّة مُقابِل الَأكْل والـمَبِيت au pair au pair Aupair μπέιμπι-σίτερ au pair au pair au pair au pair djevojka alla pari オーペア 오페어 au pair au pair opiekunka do dzieci au pair иностранка-помощница au pair คนเลี้ยงดูเด็ก au-pair người giúp việc để học thêm ngoại ngữ “互裨”姑娘Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009