housemother

English

Etymology

From house +‎ mother.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /haʊsˈmʌðə(ɹ)/, [haʊsˈmɐðə(ɹ)]
(General American) IPA^(key): /hʌʊsˈmʌðɚ/

Noun

housemother (plural housemothers)

A woman employed in a residence for young people, to look after them.

Translations

woman employed in a residence for young people to look after them.

Esperanto: vartistino (eo)
French: surveillante (fr) f
Japanese: 寮母 (ja) (ryōba)

See also

Anagrams

motherhouse

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