Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cottage parent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: cot-tage -par-ent
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of one of the married couples employed to look after residents in a cottage home.

Example Sentences

"At Christmas, there's nothing like seeing a child's smile. Baptist Children's Homes' (BCH) cottage parents love to see the children in their care come running when it's time to decorate the tree."

Inflected Forms

cottage parents (plural)

Questions

What does cottage parent mean?: A member of one of the married couples employed to look after residents in a cottage home.

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