housemother

Noun

Meaning

a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lady dowager madam biddy matron householder mistress housekeeper hostess housewife nanny landlady matriarch missus homemaker
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Antonyms

abigail char alarm clock bedder

Hypernyms

chaperon chaperone

Related terms

housefather houseparent

Anagrams

motherhouse

Examples

The depressing novel chapters came when mother put me in a girls’ boarding school for five years, and because she was a housemother there, I was supposed to be a model student and obey all the rules. Source: Internet

X-Ray, however, is the type of housemother who can see right through you. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

housemate houseminder housemistress housemotherly houseowner housepaint