governanta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- governess noun A woman employed to educate children in their own home, typically living with the family.
- housekeeper noun Someone employed to manage the cleaning and upkeep of a home, hotel, or institution.
Senses
governanta is used for these senses in English:
- governess A woman paid to educate children in their own home.
- housekeeper Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc. [from 16th c.]
housekeeper — full definition
- noun Someone employed to manage the cleaning and upkeep of a home, hotel, or institution.
- noun Someone who rarely leaves home; a homebody.