a young person, usually a woman, who lives with a family in a foreign country in order to learn the language. An au pair helps in the house and takes care of children and receives a small wage.互惠（女）生（住国外家庭，以劳动换取食宿并学习语言）- She worked in Paris for six months as an au pair.她作为保姆在巴黎工作了六个月。
- There are very few male au pairs.男性保姆很少。
- We decided to get an au pair to help with the children.我们决定找一个保姆来帮助孩子们。
Topics Life stagesc1, Jobsc1Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘on equal terms’. The phrase was originally adjectival, describing an arrangement between two parties paid for by the exchange of mutual services; the noun usage dates from the 1960s.