au pair
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au pair

noun \ˈō-ˈper\
plural au pairs \-ˈperz\

Definition of AU PAIR

: 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

Origin of AU PAIR

French, on even terms
First Known Use: 1918

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