governess
IPA: gˈʌvɝnʌs
noun
- A woman paid to educate children in their own home.
- (dated) A female governor.
- (dated) The wife of a governor.
verb
- To work as governess; to educate children in their own home.
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Examples of "governess" in Sentences
- As a child she was educated by a governess.
- An alternative governess or school mistress.
- It was the Knock knocks and the ghost of a governess.
- A singer becomes the governess to the son of a widowed aristocrat.
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