Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hous-muhth-er]
- /ˈhaʊsˌmʌð ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hous-muhth-er]
- /ˈhaʊsˌmʌð ər/
Definitions of housemother word
- noun housemother a woman in charge of a residence, especially for children, students, or young women, who acts as hostess, chaperon, and occasionally as housekeeper. 1
- noun housemother A woman in charge of and living in a boarding school dormitory or children’s home. 1
- noun housemother female supervisor in a residence 1
- noun housemother director of a sorority 1
- noun housemother woman in charge of residence for young people 1
- noun housemother a woman who has charge of a group living together, as in a dormitory or sorority house, and serves as chaperon and, often, housekeeper 0
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Origin of housemother
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; house + mother1
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Parts of speech for Housemother
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
housemother popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.
housemother usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for housemother
noun housemother
- dowager — a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.): a queen dowager; an empress dowager.
- housekeeper — a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food.
- matriarch — the female head of a family or tribal line.
- biddy — If someone describes an old woman as an old biddy, they are saying in an unkind way that they think she is silly or unpleasant.
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
Antonyms for housemother
noun housemother
- patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
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