Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman employed as a houseparent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The mother of a family; the female head of a household, or of a family community.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
woman employed in aresidence for young people tolook after them
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
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Examples
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We called our housemother “The Phantom” because she was small and skinny and had broken a hip.
You’ll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again Heather McDonald 2010
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NOT because the former situation was bad but it is a function of having lived on our own for 34 years and having a housemother is a bit much.
More on daily life 2008
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But was I really supposed to have this older man pick me up at the Gamma Phi Beta house and have our senile housemother, aka “The Phantom,” mistake him for someone’s father?
You’ll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again Heather McDonald 2010
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Aunt Sarah had always been the perfect "housemother" or
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" Edith Matilda Thomas 1889
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“I’ve already called your housemother and given her the good news,” she added, “so by now everyone knows about your miraculous recovery.
Pearl in The Mist V.C.Andrews® 1994
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“I’ve already called your housemother and given her the good news,” she added, “so by now everyone knows about your miraculous recovery.
Pearl in The Mist V.C.Andrews® 1994
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She is in her eighth year as a volunteer, a housemother-type who gives hugs, leads prayers, applies Band-Aids and sews on buttons.
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Mrs. Landford, the housemother, came upon them herself when she smelled the smoke and heard the laughter.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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The pinkish purple light of dawn blanketed my room, and I was just blinking my blurry eyes at my digital clock when the door was flung open and Mrs. Shepard, our housemother, looked inside.
Ominous Kate Brian 2011
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Mrs. Landford, the housemother, came upon them herself when she smelled the smoke and heard the laughter.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
nahiku888 commented on the word housemother
Back in the olden days when Playboy Clubs provided gentlemens entertainment - the waitresses, also known as bunnies, had a bunny mother. - a housemother for "bunnies".
http://www.explayboybunnies.com/biographies/jeanne/jeanne.html
June 18, 2009