AU PAIR Definition & Meaning

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au pair

[ oh pair ]

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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

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
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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of au pair¹

First recorded in 1965–70; from French: literally, “equal, even,” referring to the equal exchange of work for room and board; au contraction of à le “at the” + pair “equal” (noun); à la, pair ¹( def )

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�y��vlog 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’s 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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