housefather

English

Etymology

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

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.

Derived terms

• housefatherly

Related terms

• housemother
• houseparent

Translations

father of a family; the male head of household

• German: Hausvater (de) m

man in charge of a residence for young people

• German: Hausvater (de) m