au pair
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au pair
- /əʊ ˈpɛə/ UK
- /oʊ ˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French 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. Several thousand girls now come over from the continent to live for six months au pair with British families to learn English—and to perform ‘light domestic duties’.
noun au pairs
- An au pair working arrangement (see Adverb).
- 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). H-2B visas are for unskilled seasonal workers, including landscapers, forestry workers and summer resort workers, while J-1s are for exchange visitors who come for short stays, typically for summer work, brief internships or to be au pairs.
Translations
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noun single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family
| Español | au pair |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오페어 opeeo |
| 日本語 | オーペア ōpea, オペア opea |
| 中文 | 保姆 bǎomǔ, 互惠生 hùhuìshēng |
| Português | au pair |
| Français | fille au pair, garçon au pair, jeune au pair |
| Deutsch | Au-pair, Au-pair-Mädchen, Au-pair-Junge |
| Italiano | au pair |
| Русский | помо́щница по хозя́йству pomóščnica po xozjájstvu, ня́ня njánja, о-пе́р o-pɛ́r, о-пе́р o-pér, о-пэ́р o-pɛ́r |
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title = {au pair},
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