Usually means: Live-in foreign childcare assistant.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word au pair:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. au pair: Merriam-Webster
  2. au pair: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. au pair: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. au pair: Collins English Dictionary
  5. au pair: Vocabulary.com
  6. au pair: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. au pair: Wiktionary
  8. au pair: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. au pair: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. au pair: Dictionary.com
  11. au pair: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Au Pair (film), Au Pair (film series), Au-pair, Au pair (disambiguation), Au pair: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. au pair: Rhymezone
  14. au pair: FreeDictionary.org
  15. au pair: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. au pair, au pair (girl): TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. au pair: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  18. au pair: Merriam-Webster

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. A-Z Family health glossary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. au pair: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. au-pair, au pair: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See au_pairing as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (au pair)

adverb:  On a working basis by which work done by one party is rewarded by benefits (especially board and lodging) rather than by monetary remuneration.
noun:  (now rare) An au pair working arrangement (see Adverb).
noun:  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).

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