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housemother

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house·moth·er  (housmr)
n.
A woman employed as a houseparent.
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Noun1.housemother - a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
chaperon, chaperone - one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
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"If you are going to marry a minister," said Aunt Jamesina, picking up Joseph and her knitting and resigning herself to the inevitable with the charming grace that made her the queen of housemothers, "you will have to give up such expressions as `dig in.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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