Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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).

    Au-pair, Au-pair-Mädchen, Au-pair-Junge

    помо́щница по хозя́йствуpomóščnica po xozjájstvu, ня́няnjánja, о-пе́рo-pɛ́r

  2. (archaic)An au pair working arrangement (see Adverb).

More definitions
  • a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework

Examples

5 sentences
  1. She works as an au pair.

    ruОна работает няней за границей. — odexed

    deSie arbeitet als Au-pair-Mädchen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Mary works as an au pair.

    deMaria arbeitet als Au-pair-Mädchen. — wolfgangth

  3. She works as an au pair in Germany.

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  4. Tom refused to jump his moped over the ramp because he didn't have an au pair to watch the children.

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  5. My lover works as an au pair in Italy.

    deMeine Liebste arbeitet als Au-pair-Mädchen in Italien. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
single girl or boy staying as a guest with a host family:

Origin

Borrowed from French au pair.

Borrowed from French au pair.

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Forms

plural: au pairs
Singularau pair
Pluralau pairs

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatednursemaid

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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