governess

  • 21governess — n. Governante, instructress, tutoress …

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  • 22governess — noun (C) a female teacher who lives with a rich family and teaches their children at home …

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  • 23governess — n duenna, Fr. gouvernante. tutoress, instructress; nurse, nursemaid, Chief. Brit. nanny, Fr. bonne, (both in India) amah, ayah …

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  • 24governess — gov·er·ness …

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  • 25governess — [ˈgʌv(ə)nəs] noun [C] a woman whose job is to look after and teach her employer s children in their home …

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  • 26governess — gov•ern•ess [[t]ˈgʌv ər nɪs[/t]] n. 1) a woman employed in a private household to take charge of a child s upbringing and education 2) gov use archaic a woman who is a ruler or governor • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < OF gov′er•ness•y, adj.… …

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  • 27governess — /ˈgʌvənɛs / (say guvuhnes) noun a woman who directs the education of children, generally in their own homes …

  • 28governess — n. a woman employed to teach children in a private household. Etymology: earlier governeress f. OF governeresse (as GOVERNOR) …

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  • 29The Governess — Infobox Film name = The Governess image size = caption = Original poster director = Sandra Goldbacher producer = Sarah Curtis Sally Hibbin writer = Sandra Goldbacher narrator = starring = Minnie Driver Tom Wilkinson Jonathan Rhys Meyers music =… …

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  • 30The Governess, or The Little Female Academy — The Governess, of The Little Female Academy (published 1749) by Sarah Fielding is the first full length novel written for children, [Fielding, Sarah (with an introduction and bibliography by Jill E. Grey). 1749, 1968. The Governess or, The Little …

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