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

“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

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

The housemother gave me my room number and then sent me upstairs.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse