housefather
[ hous-fah-th er ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌfɑ ðər /
noun
a man responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc.
Words nearby housefather
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housedress,
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houseful,
houseguest,
household,
household ammonia
Example sentences from the Web for housefather
Blood relationship, family, and the rulership of the housefather are in this early period the base and centre of social order.
Women of the Teutonic Nations |Hermann Schoenfeld“Nothing warm in the house,” said the housefather, a carpenter himself.
A Tramp's Wallet |William DuthieGo only to Father Balthazar, housefather, and see if he doth not call it a sending of a lamb among wolves.
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest |Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for housefather
housefather
/ (ˈhaʊsˌfɑːðə) /
noun
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