Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housemother

/hʌʊsˈmʌðɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
house-moth-er
IPA
/hʌʊsˈmʌðɚ/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mother of a family; the female head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community.

noun

A woman in charge of a residence for young people to look after them.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From house + mother. First use appears c. 1822. See cite below.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hʌʊsˈmʌðɚ/
  • British English: /haʊsˈmʌðə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

housemothers (plural)

Derived Forms

housemotherly

Frequently Paired Words

housefather houseparent

Questions

How do you pronounce housemother?
The recorded pronunciation is /hʌʊsˈmʌðɚ/.
What does housemother mean?
The mother of a family; the female head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community.
Where does housemother come from?
From house + mother. First use appears c. 1822. See cite below.

How to pronounce housemother

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “housemother”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hʌʊsˈmʌðɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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