housefathern.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊsˌfɑːðə/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊsˌfɑðər/

Forms: see house n.¹ and int. and father n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: house n.¹, father n.

Etymology: < house n.¹ + father n. In sense 1 probably after German Hausvater (15th cent. in this sense, as husfater , hūßvatter , haußvatter ; 1550 (though rare before 19th cent.) in sense 2) or its model classical Latin paterfamiliās paterfamilias n. Compare Dutch huisvader (1588 in Kiliaan as huysvader ), Middle Low German hūsvāder , Icelandic húsfaðir (1584 in the earliest Icelandic version of the Bible). Compare later housemother n.

1. The male head of a household or family; a father regarded as chief provider and protector of a family. Now rare. Cf. housemother n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household > head of household

patriarchc1200

householdera1382

paterfamiliasc1475

houseman1537

housefather1562

familist1612

genarchaship1650

family head1738

Roman father1739

père de famille1820

patron1863

mamak1884

1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. ii. f. 64^v What a costly dyshe the housefather hath ordayned at the wedding of his sonne.

1652 H. Bell tr. M. Luther Colloquia Mensalia ii. 38 Hee [sc. God] doth even like a hous-father with a son and a servant, hee whip's and beat's the son much more and oftner then the servant.

1682 A. Marsh Ten Pleasures of Marriage x. 197 O, young House-Father, this is a most incomparable Pleasure for you!

1767 tr. D. Cranz Hist. Greenland II. x. 404 Every house-father has his choice, when, in what company and whither he and his family will go in quest of provisions.

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxxii He was dozing after the fashion of honest housefathers.

1879 W. E. Hearn Aryan Househ. (new ed.) ii. §1. 39 The simple minds of uncultured men unhesitatingly believed that the spirit of the departed House Father hovered round the place he loved in life.

1914 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 56 29 More and more wife and child are being set free from the sway of the housefather and placed directly under the larger social control.

2. The male head of a community; (in later use) a man in charge of and living in a boarding school house, children's home, religious institution, etc. Cf. 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

1777 Brotherly Agreement & Declar. (United Brethren in Christ, Fulneck) 37 A house father should be permitted to take such persons into his service for a season.

1838 H. Mann 1st Ann. Rep. Secretary Board of Educ. 1837 79 When the company returned home.., he sent forth another band under the care of a House-Father.

1884 Lutheran 28 Feb. 3 Arranging the present building for the residence in it of a housefather which is a necessity for the institution [sc. a theological seminary].

1938 Life 6 June 62 (caption) Below is the interior of the first American hostel at Northfield, Mass. Playing his zither is Julius Wahl, hostel housefather.

1960 Times 2 Dec. 3/3 Part-time assistant warden..to assist with the out-of-school activities of the boys... Experience as Housefather would be an advantage.

2001 D. Hamley Ryan's United ii. 8 A married couple asked to foster him. ‘Don't take the mick,’ Ryan growled when the housefather told him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	housefather
释义	housefathern. Brit. /ˈhaʊsˌfɑːðə/, U.S. /ˈhaʊsˌfɑðər/ Forms: see house n.¹ and int. and father n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: house n.¹, father n. Etymology: < house n.¹ + father n. In sense 1 probably after German Hausvater (15th cent. in this sense, as husfater , hūßvatter , haußvatter ; 1550 (though rare before 19th cent.) in sense 2) or its model classical Latin paterfamiliās paterfamilias n. Compare Dutch huisvader (1588 in Kiliaan as huysvader ), Middle Low German hūsvāder , Icelandic húsfaðir (1584 in the earliest Icelandic version of the Bible). Compare later housemother n. 1. The male head of a household or family; a father regarded as chief provider and protector of a family. Now rare. Cf. housemother n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [noun] > family or household > head of household patriarchc1200 householdera1382 paterfamiliasc1475 houseman1537 housefather1562 familist1612 genarchaship1650 family head1738 Roman father1739 père de famille1820 patron1863 mamak1884 1562 Certayn Serm. preached in Lincs. in H. Latimer 27 Serm. ii. f. 64^v What a costly dyshe the housefather hath ordayned at the wedding of his sonne. 1652 H. Bell tr. M. Luther Colloquia Mensalia ii. 38 Hee [sc. God] doth even like a hous-father with a son and a servant, hee whip's and beat's the son much more and oftner then the servant. 1682 A. Marsh Ten Pleasures of Marriage x. 197 O, young House-Father, this is a most incomparable Pleasure for you! 1767 tr. D. Cranz Hist. Greenland II. x. 404 Every house-father has his choice, when, in what company and whither he and his family will go in quest of provisions. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxxii He was dozing after the fashion of honest housefathers. 1879 W. E. Hearn Aryan Househ. (new ed.) ii. §1. 39 The simple minds of uncultured men unhesitatingly believed that the spirit of the departed House Father hovered round the place he loved in life. 1914 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 56 29 More and more wife and child are being set free from the sway of the housefather and placed directly under the larger social control. 2. The male head of a community; (in later use) a man in charge of and living in a boarding school house, children's home, religious institution, etc. Cf. 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 1777 Brotherly Agreement & Declar. (United Brethren in Christ, Fulneck) 37 A house father should be permitted to take such persons into his service for a season. 1838 H. Mann 1st Ann. Rep. Secretary Board of Educ. 1837 79 When the company returned home.., he sent forth another band under the care of a House-Father. 1884 Lutheran 28 Feb. 3 Arranging the present building for the residence in it of a housefather which is a necessity for the institution [sc. a theological seminary]. 1938 Life 6 June 62 (caption) Below is the interior of the first American hostel at Northfield, Mass. Playing his zither is Julius Wahl, hostel housefather. 1960 Times 2 Dec. 3/3 Part-time assistant warden..to assist with the out-of-school activities of the boys... Experience as Housefather would be an advantage. 2001 D. Hamley Ryan's United ii. 8 A married couple asked to foster him. ‘Don't take the mick,’ Ryan growled when the housefather told him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1562
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