houseparent
/hous-pair-uhnt, -par-/US // ˈhaʊsˌpɛər ənt, -ˌpær- //
家长,家长们,家长会,家庭父母
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : one of a married couple responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc., sometimes acting solely as an advisor, but often serving as host or hostess, chaperon, housekeeper, etc.
- : a housemother or housefather.
Examples
Students live in group homes of eight to 12, cared for by MHS staff known as “houseparents,” who, under school rules, must be married couples.
Bost said he wasn’t a troublemaker so much as hapless, failing to make his bed or do chores as thoroughly as his houseparents wanted.
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