The difference between Housemother and Nanny
When used as nouns, housemother means a woman employed in a residence for young people to look after them, whereas nanny means a child's nurse.
Nanny is also verb with the meaning: to serve as a nanny.
check bellow for the other definitions of Housemother and Nanny
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Housemother as a noun:
A woman employed in a residence for young people to look after them.
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Nanny as a noun:
A child's nurse.
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Nanny as a noun (colloquial):
A grandmother.
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Nanny as a noun:
A female goat.
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Nanny as a verb (intransitive, transitive):
To serve as a nanny.
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Nanny as a verb (transitive, pejorative):
To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.