housemother

Example Sentences

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And then, there was Charlotte Rae, who played the wise and patient housemother Mrs. Garrett.

From Fox News • Dec. 18, 2021

Dasani’s housemother is 37-year-old Tabitha McQuiddy, a white Pennsylvania native with blond highlights and a long plaid skirt.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2021

She also replaced Charlotte Rae in 1986 as the housemother to a group of female adolescents on “The Facts of Life,” staying with the NBC sitcom until its cancellation in 1988.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2021

Recently, on Harris' daily visit to the yearlings, a mare acting as housemother was calming a group of fillies — including a Chrome look-alike that is one of his two full sisters.

From Los Angeles Times

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