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camp mothers

camp mothers is the plural of camp mother.

Meaning of camp mother

Noun

camp mother (plural camp mothers)

  1. A woman in charge of housekeeping tasks in a camp.
    • The camp mother managed to keep the stomachs full and the beds in tip-top shape.1994, Albert VanderMey, And the Swamp Flourished, →ISBN
  2. (historical) A woman who took on the role of adoptive mother to a motherless girl in a concentration camp.
    • She became known as the little girl who sat on the steps of the TB Block, darting inside whenever she saw authorities, then going back to await the return of her camp mother.2000, Jack Gaylord Morrison, Ravensbrück, →ISBN, page 264

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Noun capitalized: Camp Mothers

Camp Mothers

  1. (plural) plural of Camp Mother

Questions about camp mothers

What is camp mothers the plural of?
Camp mothers is the plural of camp mother.
What part of speech is camp mothers?
Camp mothers is a noun.

Words near camp mothers in the dictionary

  1. Camp Hill
  2. camp it up
  3. Camp IV
  4. camp meat
  5. camp mother
  6. camp mothers
  7. Camp Nelson
  8. Camp One
  9. camp out
  10. camp out on
  11. camp oven

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