housemother

 

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Compound of house +‎ mother.

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

housemother (plural housemothers)

1. The mother of a family; the female head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community.
2. A woman in charge of a residence for young people to look after them.

• housemotherly

• housefather
• houseparent

• motherhouse