a person in charge of the welfare of a particular group of children in an institution such as a children's home or approved school
housefather in American English
(ˈhausˌfɑːðər)
noun
a man responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc
Word origin
[1545–55; house + father; cf. L paterfamilias]This word is first recorded in the period 1545–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: footprint, fusion, insurance, integral, inversion