Definitions for au pairoʊ ˈpɛər

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

au pairoʊ ˈpɛər(n.)

a person, usu. a young foreign visitor, employed to care for children, do housework, etc., in exchange for room and board.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(adj.)pertaining to or employed under such an arrangement.

Origin of au pair:

1965–70; < F, lit., equal, even

Princeton's WordNet

au pair(noun)
a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

au pair(noun)ænt, ɑnt
a young foreign person living and helping a family with housework and childcare

Wiktionary

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

Translations for au pair

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

au pair(noun)

a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language

a French au pair; an au pair girl.

au pairAfrikaans
مُرَبِّيَة شابَّة مِن خارِج البِلادArabic
домашна прислужничка, чужденка, наета да гледа деца и да помага с домашната работа срещу храна и квартираBulgarian
"au pair"Portuguese (BR)
au pairCzech
Au-pair-MädchenGerman
au pairDanish
αλλοδαπή προσωρινή παιδαγωγόςGreek
au pairSpanish
au-pairEstonian
خدمتکار تهاتریFarsi
au pairFinnish
מְטַפֶּלֶתHebrew
एक विदेशी युवा जिसे कमरा, भोजन, पाकचखर्च और भाषा सीखने के अवसर के एवज में बच्चों की देखरेख और घर के काम के लिए रखा जाता हैHindi
mlada djevojka koja boravi kod neke obitelji u inozemstvu i pomaže u kućanstvu (za stan, hranu i skromnu plaću) da nauči jezikCroatian
au pairHungarian
TKWIndonesian
(ragazza) alla pariItalian
家事手伝（女子）留学生Japanese
오페어(집안 일을 도와주고 숙박과 식사를 제공받는 외국 유학생)Korean
jaunuolis/jaunuolė iš užsienio, gaunanti(s) visą išlaikymą už vaikų priežiūrą ir namų ruošąLithuanian
bērnaukle-izpalīdze (ārzemniece)Latvian
pembantu rumahMalay
au pairDutch
au pairNorwegian
okresowa pomoc domowa w zamian za wyżywienie, kieszonkowe i naukę językaPolish
خدمتکار تهاتریPersian
خدمتګارPashto
няня-иностранкаRussian
mladá opatrovkyňa detí v cudzej krajineSlovak
strankinja kojačuva decuSerbian
au pairSwedish
ชาวต่างชาติที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นพี่เลี้ยงเด็กและงานบ้านแลกกับที่พัก อาหาร ค่าจ้าง และโอกาสในการเรียนภาษาThai
oper, genç çocuk bakıcısıTurkish
為獲食宿、零用金和語言學習機會的年輕外國保姆Chinese (Trad.)
іноземка-помічниця по дому, іноземка-нянькаUkrainian
خادم ، ملازمUrdu
người làm công được nuôi cơmVietnamese
为换取房间、住处、及学习某家语言的机会而为该家做家务的年轻外国人Chinese (Simp.)