houseparent

[ hous-pair-uhnt, -par- ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær- /

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noun

one of a married couple responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc., sometimes acting solely as an advisor, but often serving as host or hostess, chaperon, housekeeper, etc.

a housemother or housefather.

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Origin of houseparent

First recorded in 1950–55; house + parent

Words nearby houseparent

House of Representatives, house of study, House of the People, house organ, house painter, houseparent, house party, houseperson, housephone, house physician, house place

How to use houseparent in a sentence

Bost said he wasn’t a troublemaker so much as hapless, failing to make his bed or do chores as thoroughly as his houseparents wanted.
“I Finally Got to the Mountaintop and I Failed”|by Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA|June 10, 2021|ProPublica
Students live in group homes of eight to 12, cared for by MHS staff known as “houseparents,” who, under school rules, must be married couples.
“I Finally Got to the Mountaintop and I Failed”|by Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA|June 10, 2021|ProPublica