housefather

== English == === Etymology === Compound of house +‎ father. Cognate with Dutch huisvader, German Hausvater, Swedish husfader, Icelandic húsfaðir. === Noun === housefather (plural housefathers) The father of a family; the male head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community. A man in charge of a residence for young people to look after them. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====