[oh pair] 
| 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. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or employed under such an arrangement: an au pair girl. |
| au pair (ô pâr') n. A young foreigner who does domestic work for a family in exchange for room and board and a chance to learn the family's language. [French : au, at the + pair, equal.] |