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houseparent

house·par·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hous-pair-uh nt, -par-]
    • /ˈhaʊsˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hous-pair-uh nt, -par-]
    • /ˈhaʊsˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær-/

Definitions of houseparent word

  • noun houseparent one of a married couple responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc., sometimes acting solely as an advisor, but often serving as host or hostess, chaperon, housekeeper, etc. 1
  • noun houseparent a housemother or housefather. 1
  • noun houseparent a housefather or housemother 0

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Origin of houseparent

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; house + parent

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Houseparent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

houseparent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

houseparent usage trend in Literature

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