housemother
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housemother
- /haʊsˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ UK
- [haʊsˈmɐðə(ɹ)] UK
- /hʌʊsˈmʌðɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From house + mother. First use appears c. 1822. See cite below.
noun housemothers
- 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. At length, the aged house-mother died, or rather slept away into the other world, without pain or sickness, from absolute decay; leaving her solitary partner to mourn her loss, and with an unfeigned longing to join her in the grave.
- A woman in charge of a residence for young people to look after them.
Translations
Every language
noun mother of a family; the female head of household
| Deutsch | Hausmutter |
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noun woman in charge of a residence for young people
| 日本語 | 寮母 ryōbo |
|---|---|
| Français | surveillante |
| Deutsch | Hausmutter |
Talk about this word "housemother." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/housemother. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. housemother. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/housemother "housemother." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/housemother.Cite this
@misc{housemother_2026,
title = {housemother},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/housemother},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
