Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hous-fah-th er]
- /ˈhaʊsˌfɑ ðər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hous-fah-th er]
- /ˈhaʊsˌfɑ ðər/
Definitions of housefather word
- noun housefather a man responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc. 1
- noun housefather A man in charge of and living in a boarding school dormitory or other group residence. 1
- noun housefather a man in charge of the welfare of a particular group of children in an institution such as a children's home or approved school 0
- noun housefather The father of a family; the male head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primative community. 0
- noun housefather A man in charge of a house in a boarding school. 0
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Origin of housefather
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; house + father; compare Latin paterfamilias
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Parts of speech for Housefather
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
housefather popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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