Housemother
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /haʊsˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Housemother is a noun meaning A woman in charge of a residence for young people to look after them.
Meaning
A woman in charge of a residence for young people to look after them.
More Meanings
- The mother of a family; the female head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community.
Example Sentences
At length, the aged house-mother died, or rather slept away into the other world, without pain or sickness, from absolute decay; leaving her solitary partner to mourn her loss, and with an unfeigned longing to join her in the grave.
Word Forms
- housemothers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include houseparent, housewoman, housemistress, nursemaid, governess, nursegirl.
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