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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A man in charge of a residence for young people to look after them.
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noun
a man in charge of children in an institution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: man, adult male
History
Compound of house + father. Cognate with Dutch huisvader, German Hausvater, Swedish husfader, Icelandic húsfaðir.
Across languages
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