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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A person who supervises a residence, such as a dormitory, for young people.

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Examples

  • We used to keep black snakes on the roof of the dorm where I was a houseparent in Tennessee years and years ago to keep rats (and students who went up there to smoke) away.

    Wildlife big & small around Lake Chapala??? 2004

  • The college then sent the letter to Kehe, who works as a houseparent to students enrolled at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa.

    The Facts: News 2010

  • The college then sent the letter to Kehe, who works as a houseparent to students enrolled at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa.

    The Facts: News 2010

  • The college then sent the letter to Kehe, who works as a houseparent to students enrolled at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa.

    The Facts: News 2010

  • The college then sent the letter to Kehe, who works as a houseparent to students enrolled at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa.

    The Facts: News 2010

  • The college then sent the letter to Kehe, who works as a houseparent to students enrolled at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa.

    The Facts: News 2010

  • The college then sent the letter to Kehe, who works as a houseparent to students enrolled at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa.

    The Facts: News 2010

  • The college then sent the letter to Kehe, who works as a houseparent to students enrolled at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa.

    The Facts: News 2010

  • The college then sent the letter to Kehe, who works as a houseparent to students enrolled at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa.

    The Facts: News 2010

  • The college then sent the letter to Kehe, who works as a houseparent to students enrolled at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa.

    The Facts: News 2010

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