Phrase guide

host family

noun · 0 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 住家 (zhùjiā) — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students
  • Dutch: gastgezin — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students
  • Finnish: isäntäperhe — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students
  • French: famille d'accueil — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students
  • German: Gastfamilie — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students
  • Hungarian: vendéglátó/fogadó/befogadó család — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students
  • Japanese: ホストファミリー (hosuto famirī) — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students
  • Korean: 호스트 패밀리 (hoseuteu paemilli) — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students
  • Polish: rodzina goszcząca — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students
  • Russian: принима́ющая семья́ (prinimájuščaja semʹjá) — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students
  • Swedish: värdfamilj — a family which provides board and lodging to au pairs and students