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houseparent

houseparent noun: a housemother or housefather.

Noun

houseparent (plural houseparents)

  1. A housemother or housefather.

Forms of houseparent

pluralhouseparents

Origin of houseparent

From house + parent.

Questions about houseparent

What does houseparent mean?
Houseparent means a housemother or housefather.
What part of speech is houseparent?
Houseparent is a noun.
What is the plural of houseparent?
The plural of houseparent is houseparents.

Words near houseparent in the dictionary

  1. houseowners
  2. housepainter
  3. housepainters
  4. housepainting
  5. housepants
  6. houseparent
  7. houseparents
  8. housepeople
  9. houseperson
  10. housepersons
  11. housepet

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