governess

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈɡʌvɚnəs/
• (British) IPA: /ˈɡʌvənəs/, /ˈɡʌvnəs/

Noun

1. A woman paid to educate children in their own home.

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2. (rare) A female governor.

Translations

• French: gouvernante
• German: Hauslehrerin, Erzieherin, Gouvernante (dated)
• Portuguese: governanta
• Russian: гуверна́нтка
• Spanish: institutriz

Verb

governess (governesses, present participle governessing; past and past participle governessed)

1. To work as governess; to educate children in their own home.

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