room mother

American  

noun

1. a female volunteer, often the mother of a student, who assists an elementary-school teacher, as by working with students who need extra help.

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Example Sentences

In the living room, mother of pearl lamps and wood-carved side tables serve as a reminder of their old house.

From Los Angeles Times

At the same time Kat was laying out her plan to use François Fournier’s ID to access the server room, Mother was across town in Montmartre visiting the Sinclair Collection.

From Literature

Before running for office, Shaw was a regular presence in her daughters’ classrooms, volunteering as a room mother, art instructor, P.E. coach and PTA member, and cheering on from the stands at their soccer games.

From Los Angeles Times

At a preliminary meeting in a Nashville board room, mother and daughter sat at opposite ends of a conference table and offered redlines.

From New York Times

Ralph leaped to the top of the partition, nimbly raced across the top of the maze, and filled his mouth with peanut butter just as the last bell rang and the room mother began to pass out bags of popcorn.

From Literature