housemother

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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

The late Charlotte Rae, who played housemother Edna Garrett, passed away in 2018 at age 92.

From Fox News • Apr. 9, 2019

“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