- governess as a noun:
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governess
noun
1 governess
A woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home).
Roget 540: teacher, trainer, instructor, institutor, master, tutor, director, Corypheus, dry nurse, coach, grinder, crammer, don; governor, ... show more
Roget 753: keeper, custodian, custos [Lat.], ranger, warder, jailer, gaoler, turnkey, castellan†, guard; watchdog, watchman; Charley; chokidar†, ... show more
Dutch: gouvernante
Polish: guwernantka, guwernerka
Moby thesaurus: abbess, chaperon, chatelaine, dame, dowager, duenna, educatress, first lady, goodwife, great lady, homemaker, housewife, instructress, madam, matriarch, matron, mistress, mother superior, schooldame, schoolmarm ... show more.
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