au pair

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French être au pair.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əʊ ˈpɛə/

Noun

au pair (plural au pairs)

1. A single girl (or, rarely, a boy) who helps a host family with childcare, housework, or both while staying as a guest with a host family and generally receiving a small allowance (or pocket money).

Synonyms

• nursemaid

Translations

a single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (no exact term exists) 保姆 (zh) (bǎomǔ), 互惠生 (hùhuìshēng)

• Dutch: au pair f
• Finnish: au pair (fi)
• French: fille au pair
• German: Au-pair n, Au-pair-Mädchen (de) n, Au-pair-Junge m
• Italian: au pair
• Japanese: オーペア (ōpea), オペア (opea)

• Korean: 오페어 (ope-eo)
• Norwegian: au pair (no)
• Polish: au pair (pl)
• Portuguese: au pair f
• Russian: (no exact term exists) помо́щница по хозя́йству f (pomóščnica po xozjájstvu), ня́ня (ru) f (njánja), о-пе́р m, f (o-pɛ́r), о-пе́р m, f (o-pér) (indeclinable), о-пэ́р m, f (o-pɛ́r) (indeclinable)
• Scottish Gaelic: daltag f
• Spanish: de au pair

---

Portuguese

Noun

au pair f (plural au pairs)

1. au pair (person helping a host family with childcare or housework)