housemother
Americannoun
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Before long, a housemother at the school was punishing them for it.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2021
The late Charlotte Rae, who played housemother Edna Garrett, passed away in 2018 at age 92.
From Fox News ● Apr. 9, 2019
Sagar Nepali, a sturdy, 11-year-old boy with warm, determined black eyes, wearing a dirt-stained black hooded sweatshirt, is playing with a packet of temporary tattoos given to him and his friends by their housemother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2015
“The Facts of Life,” which ran from 1979 to 1988, centered on a group of boarding school girls under the guidance of a housemother played by Charlotte Rae.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2015
A housemother appeared, waiting to take me inside and nodding that my escort could be on his way.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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