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On a working basis by which work done by one party is rewarded by benefits (especially board and lodging) rather than by monetary remuneration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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An au pair working arrangement (see Adverb).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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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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a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander
Narrower terms: au pair girl
Borrowed from French au pair.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
au-pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Chinese Mandarin:
保姆
(bǎomǔ)
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Chinese Mandarin:
互惠生
(hùhuìshēng)
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Danish:
au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Dutch:
au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Finnish:
au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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French:
fille au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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French:
garçon au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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French:
jeune au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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German:
Au-pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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German:
Au-pair-Mädchen
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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German:
Au-pair-Junge
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Icelandic:
húshjálp
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Italian:
au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Japanese:
オーペア
(ōpea)
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Japanese:
オペア
(opea)
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Korean:
오페어
(opeeo)
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Norwegian:
au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Polish:
au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Portuguese:
au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Russian:
помо́щница по хозя́йству
(pomóščnica po xozjájstvu)
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Russian:
ня́ня
(njánja)
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Russian:
о-пе́р
(o-pɛ́r)
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Russian:
о-пе́р
(o-pér)
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Russian:
о-пэ́р
(o-pɛ́r)
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Scottish Gaelic:
daltag
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Spanish:
au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
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Swedish:
au pair
— single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
