Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A woman employed as a houseparent.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The mother of a family; the female head of a household, or of a family community.
Wiktionary
- n. a woman employed in a residence for young people to look after them
WordNet 3.0
- n. a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
Examples
“We called our housemother “The Phantom” because she was small and skinny and had broken a hip.”
“NOT because the former situation was bad but it is a function of having lived on our own for 34 years and having a housemother is a bit much.”
“But was I really supposed to have this older man pick me up at the Gamma Phi Beta house and have our senile housemother, aka “The Phantom,” mistake him for someone’s father?”
“Aunt Sarah had always been the perfect "housemother" or”
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans"
““I’ve already called your housemother and given her the good news,” she added, “so by now everyone knows about your miraculous recovery.”
“She is in her eighth year as a volunteer, a housemother-type who gives hugs, leads prayers, applies Band-Aids and sews on buttons.”
“Mrs. Landford, the housemother, came upon them herself when she smelled the smoke and heard the laughter.”
“The pinkish purple light of dawn blanketed my room, and I was just blinking my blurry eyes at my digital clock when the door was flung open and Mrs. Shepard, our housemother, looked inside.”
“TV Guide Magazine: And Casey is becoming a ZBZ housemother, so I guess that means she'll still be active in Greek life?”
“I was“housemother” by that time I had successfully pleased and deceived all the staff until I earned enough points to spend a week away for the holidays.”
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nahiku888 Back in the olden days when Playboy Clubs provided gentlemens entertainment - the waitresses, also known as bunnies, had a bunny mother. - a housemother for "bunnies".
http://www.explayboybunnies.com/biographies/jeanne/jeanne.html Jun 18, 2009