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

Before long, a housemother at the school was punishing them for it.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2021

Set at an all-girls boarding school in Peekskill, N.Y., the sitcom followed housemother Mrs. Garrett and her teenage charges, including streetwise Jo and prissy Blair.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2018

“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