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A man in charge of children in an institution
Answer for the clue "A man in charge of children in an institution ", 11 letters:
housefather
Word definitions for housefather in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
housefather \housefather\ n. a man in charge of children in an institution.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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 primative community. 2 A man in charge of a house in a boarding school
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a man in charge of children in an institution
Usage examples of housefather.
If they proved themselves trustworthy, they were transferred to cottages under the care of a housefather and housemother.
Since it was clear the gods had singled me out, I must seek the shaman, have him teach me, change from man to disciple, finally from housefather to shaman myself.