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

  1. Housemother as a noun:

    A woman employed in a residence for young people to look after them.

  1. Nanny as a noun:

    A child's nurse.

  2. Nanny as a noun (colloquial):

    A grandmother.

  3. Nanny as a noun:

    A female goat.

  1. Nanny as a verb (intransitive, transitive):

    To serve as a nanny.

  2. Nanny as a verb (transitive, pejorative):

    To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.

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