housefather
a man responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc.
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How to use housefather in a sentence
The law does not clearly mark off the right of the injured housefather from the right of the offended magistrate.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandGo 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“Nothing warm in the house,” said the housefather, a carpenter himself.
A Tramp's Wallet | William DuthieBlood 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
British Dictionary definitions for housefather
/ (ˈhaʊsˌfɑːðə) /
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
Derived forms of housefather
- housemother, fem n
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