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housemother

[hous-muhth-er] / ˈhaʊsˌmʌð ər /
NOUN
madam
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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

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

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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