Definition of houseparent in English:
houseparent
nounˈhaʊsˌpɛːr(ə)ntˈhaʊsˌpɛrənt
A housemother or housefather.
Example sentencesExamples
- I believe that she is fit to work as a matron or houseparent, receptionist, care assistant, caretaker and sales assistant.
- Following the deal, unions sought confirmation from the Department of Health that the new arrangements would apply to housemaster grades and assistant houseparents in the learning disability area.
- A pay anomaly which saw non-medically qualified houseparents / childcare workers get a 27% pay rise and registered mental handicap nurses get only 8%, is also causing discontent.
- The pay anomaly that exists between registered mental handicap nurses and houseparents / childcare workers without medical qualifications came up for the second consecutive day.
Definition of houseparent in US English:
houseparent
nounˈhaʊsˌpɛrəntˈhousˌperənt
A housemother or housefather.
Example sentencesExamples
- A pay anomaly which saw non-medically qualified houseparents / childcare workers get a 27% pay rise and registered mental handicap nurses get only 8%, is also causing discontent.
- The pay anomaly that exists between registered mental handicap nurses and houseparents / childcare workers without medical qualifications came up for the second consecutive day.
- Following the deal, unions sought confirmation from the Department of Health that the new arrangements would apply to housemaster grades and assistant houseparents in the learning disability area.
- I believe that she is fit to work as a matron or houseparent, receptionist, care assistant, caretaker and sales assistant.