au pair

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French au pair. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əʊ ˈpɛə/ (General American) IPA(key): /oʊ ˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ === Adverb === au pair (not comparable) On a working basis by which work done by one party is rewarded by benefits (especially board and lodging) rather than by monetary remuneration. [from 19th c.] === Noun === au pair (plural au pairs) (now rare) An au pair working arrangement (see Adverb). [from 19th c.] 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). [from 20th c.] ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== nursemaid == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French au pair. === Noun === au pair c (singular definite au pairen, plural indefinite au pairer) an au pair ==== Declension ==== === References === “au pair” in Den Danske Ordbog == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French au pair. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯pɑi̯r/, [ˈɑ̝u̯pɑ̝i̯r] Alternatively pronounced as in English. === Noun === au pair au pair ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “au pair”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o pɛʁ/ === Adjective === au pair (invariable) working for food and housing ==== Related terms ==== fille au pair ==== Descendants ==== → German: Au-pair == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French au pair. === Noun === au pair f (plural au pairs) au pair (person helping a host family with childcare or housework) == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French au pair. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o ˈpeɾ/ [o ˈpeɾ] Syllabification: au pair === Noun === au pair f (plural au pairs) au pair (person helping a host family with childcare or housework) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “au pair”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French au pair. === Noun === au pair c an au pair ==== Declension ==== === References === “au pair”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “au pair”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)