/ Dictionary / Index H housemother: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: house•moth•er Pronunciation: (hous'mu"ur), [key] — n. a woman in charge of a residence, esp. for children, students, or young women, who acts as hostess, chaperon, and occasionally as housekeeper. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: housemother (Thesaurus) house moss house mouse Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language