AU PAIR


Meaning of AU PAIR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈō-ˈpar, -ˈper ]

noun

( plural au pairs -ˈparz, -ˈperz)

Etymology: French, on even terms

Date: 1960

: a usually young foreign person who cares for children and does domestic work for a family in return for room and board and the opportunity to learn the family's language

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.