What is another word for governess?
154 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈʌvənˌɛs], [ ɡˈʌvənˌɛs], [ ɡ_ˈʌ_v_ə_n_ˌɛ_s]
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Synonyms for Governess:
n.
• au pair (noun) • baby-sitter (noun) • chaperone (noun) • nanny (noun) • nursemaid (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun) • person (noun)Other synonyms:
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- jester,
- press gang,
- town crier,
- wheelwright,
- scribe,
- chronicler,
- apothecary,
- washerwoman,
- tinker,
- eunuch,
- chandler.
- driver,
- housekeeper,
- servitor,
- sommelier,
- major-domo,
- director,
- scrubwoman,
- Serving-man,
- governor,
- abbess,
- don,
- serving girl,
- cleaner,
- chauffeur,
- factotum,
- Foot-boy,
- instructress,
- domestic,
- maidservant,
- matriarch,
- trainer,
- butler,
- dowager,
- great lady,
- charwoman,
- daily,
- schoolmistress,
- educationalist,
- boy,
- first lady,
- stewardess,
- educator,
- chef,
- amah,
- lecturer,
- retainer,
- housewife,
- groom,
- manservant,
- charlady,
- dogsbody,
- chatelaine,
- page,
- lady's maid,
- mother superior,
- nurse,
- master,
- help,
- waitress,
- postilion,
- Institutor,
- protector,
- headmistress,
- Goodwife,
- valet,
- crammer,
- minder,
- lackey,
- catsitter,
- servant,
- man,
- sitter,
- guardian,
- gentleman's gentleman,
- grinder,
- schoolmarm,
- servant girl,
- mistress,
- coach,
- menial,
- child-minder,
- cleaning man,
- cook,
- nursemaid,
- scullery-maid,
- ganymede,
- Bonne,
- waiter,
- cleaning woman,
- wine steward,
- seneschal,
- ayah,
- Tutoress,
- attendant,
- Preceptress,
- disciplinarian,
- innkeeper,
- scullion,
- houseboy,
- madam,
- tutor,
- dame,
- Boots,
- homemaker,
- Schooldame,
- professor,
- footman,
- dogsitter,
- tweeny,
- matron,
- houseman,
- maid,
- baby-sitter.
How to use "Governess" in context?
A governess is a woman employed to take care of children and administer discipline in a household. The word derives from the late fourteenth century, when a governess was a woman who acted as an advisor to a nobleman or duke and looked after his children, who were often away from home.
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Noun, singular or mass
housekeeper, keeper, nanny, nurse, tutor.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Governess:
n.
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person
instructor, teacher.
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person
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