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house⋅fa⋅ther

[hous-fah-ther]
–noun
a man responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc.

Origin:
1545–55; house + father; cf. L paterfamilias
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housefather

noun
a man in charge of children in an institution 
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