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語源

Borrowed from French au pair.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /əʊ ˈpɛə/
• (General American) IPA: /oʊ ˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/

副詞

au pair (not comparable)

1. On a working basis by which work done by one party is rewarded by benefits (especially board and lodging) rather than by monetary remuneration. [from 19th c.]
   • 1958 March 29, The Economist:

     Several thousand girls now come over from the continent to live for six months au pair with British families to learn English—and to perform ‘light domestic duties’.

   • 1973, Christina Stead, The Little Hotel, Text Classics, published 2016, page 84:

     ‘I shall try to get a position au pair to pay my expenses.’

名詞

au pair (plural au pairs)

1. (now rare) An au pair working arrangement (see Adverb). [from 19th c.]
2. A person (especially a young woman) working in such a way; now specifically, a foreign worker who helps a host family with childcare, housework, or both while staying as a guest with a host family, and generally receives a small allowance (or pocket money). [from 20th c.]
   • 2020 June 26, Susan Cohen and Jennifer Hunt, “By blocking visas for foreign workers, Trump is further hurting the US economy”, in CNN‎:

     H-2B visas are for unskilled seasonal workers, including landscapers, forestry workers and summer resort workers, while J-1s are for exchange visitors who come for short stays, typically for summer work, brief internships or to be au pairs.

参考

• nursemaid