housemother
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈhaʊsˌmʌðər/
- US
:
madre de casa
- Soon after this, my mother got what she thought was a wonderful offer: she would be a housemother at the school for the blind.
- Mrs. housemother
Examples
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As the housemother, she makes sure everyone feels welcome and supported.
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We're the housemothers of the sororities on campus.
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You seem a little young to be a housemother.
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I wanna be a housemother.
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So, thank you guys so much for letting me be your housemother.
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My name is Shelley, and I'm here to be your housemother.
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You're the best housemother anyone's ever had.
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Hi, I'm Afra, one of the housemothers here.
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I'm Sondra, the Zeta's housemother.
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I'm the Zeta Sorority Housemother.
Synonyms
2
6.7
A woman who looks after and supports a group of children or young people
A woman who looks after students and keeps order in a boarding house
A man who cares for children at a boarding school or orphanage
How Caring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Housemother comes from the simple combination of house and mother, meaning a 'mother of the house' who cares for the people who live there. So a housemother is a woman who looks after, guides, and supervises members of a shared home or dormitory.