单词 | house mum |
释义 | house mumn. colloquial (chiefly British, Australian, and Canadian). 1. A woman in charge of and living in a house at a boarding school (cf. house n.1 7c) or in a children's home or other communal residence (typically for young people), who is responsible for the welfare of the pupils or residents.Cf. house mom n. 1, housemother n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > schoolteacher or schoolmaster > [noun] > housemaster or housemistress housefather1777 housemaster1839 housemother1844 house head1862 housemistress1884 house dad1919 house mum1961 1961 Winnipeg Free Press 7 Oct. 11/2 Wanted: Eskimo widows or older couples to act as ‘house mums’ for young northerners who have to go away to school. Small, informal family-style hostels are being tried as a new twist in providing the three Rs for northern pupils. 2013 Gloucestershire Echo (Nexis) 15 Aug. (Sport section) 43 Bryony..explained the impact of living at the children's home for a week... We were totally welcomed... We got to know the children and the house mums. 2. A mother who looks after her children full time and does not undertake paid employment; a stay-at-home mum.Cf. house mom n. 2, housemother n. 1. ΚΠ 1969 Salt Lake Tribune 29 June b6/6 The Truman sisters, long the darlings of British housemums, were beaten [at tennis]. 2012 @summermeljack 18 July in twitter.com (accessed 29 June 2020) Not much happening - although I don't know where I found time to work! Enjoying being a house mum - how r u? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961 |
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