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housefather

housefather noun: the father of a family; the male head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community.

Noun

housefather (plural housefathers)

  1. The father of a family; the male head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community.
  2. A man in charge of a residence for young people to look after them.

Forms of housefather

pluralhousefathers

Origin of housefather

Compound of house + father. Cognate with Dutch huisvader, German Hausvater, Swedish husfader, Icelandic húsfaðir.

Words formed from housefather

Questions about housefather

What does housefather mean?
Housefather means the father of a family; the male head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community.
What part of speech is housefather?
Housefather is a noun.
What is the plural of housefather?
The plural of housefather is housefathers.

Words near housefather in the dictionary

  1. housedoor
  2. housedoors
  3. housedress
  4. housedressed
  5. housedresses
  6. housefather
  7. housefatherly
  8. housefathers
  9. housefellow
  10. housefellows
  11. housefire

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