governess
noun
a woman who is employed to take charge of a child's upbringing, education, etc.
governesses
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pluralof governess.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Among those who taught her was her father, along with a senior teacher at Eton College, several French and Belgian governesses who taught her French, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who taught her religion.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
For Americans who associate British TV with crime-solving vicars and emotionally repressed governesses, the fantastically tacky contestants of “Love Island” can be a shock to the system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
By 1853 she was head of a hospital in London, England, for governesses, women who couldn’t afford private care but would not consider going to a public facility.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022
The girls work as governesses and lady’s companions; they mend old clothes to make them last; they make their own entertainment: plays, newspapers, books, music.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2019
She stared at the capable-looking governesses who accompanied these children—women from another world, in capes and starchstringed bonnets who sat sideways on the seat to drive the pony.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
