housemother
Plural: housemothers
Noun
- a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
- 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.
- A woman in charge of a residence for young people to look after them.
Origin / Etymology
From house + mother. First use appears c. 1822. See cite below.
Scrabble Score: 19
housemother: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhousemother: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
housemother: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
housemother: valid Words With Friends Word