au 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

2. of, relating to, or employed under such an arrangement: an au pair girl.

noun

1. 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
2. a young person who lives temporarily with a family abroad in exchange for a reciprocal arrangement with his or her own family

verb

3. (intr) to work as an au pair

adverb

4. as an au pairshe worked au pair in Greece

n.

1897 of the arrangement, 1960 of the girl; French, literally “on an equal footing” (see pair (n.)).