governess
noun
gov·ern·ess
ˈgə-vər-nəs 
1
: a woman who governs
2
: a woman who cares for and supervises a child especially in a private household
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When his ex-wife advertises for a nanny, Daniel disguises himself as an elderly British governess named Mrs. Doubtfire and gets the job in order to secretly spend time with his kids.
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
The majority of her patients were educated, unmarried governesses whose health had broken down under the strain of long hours of work and negligible pay.
—Melissa Pritchard, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
According to a description, set in the 1860s, the period piece turns on a Native American woman, educated in a Christian mission school, then sent to a remote area of the U.S. Pacific Northwest to work as a governess.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 18 May 2024
The film follows Andrew's character Maria, a governess who endears herself to the von Trapp family and falls in love with patriarch Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer).
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
The majority of her patients were educated, unmarried governesses whose health had broken down under the strain of long hours of work and negligible pay.
—Melissa Pritchard, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
According to a description, set in the 1860s, the period piece turns on a Native American woman, educated in a Christian mission school, then sent to a remote area of the U.S. Pacific Northwest to work as a governess.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 18 May 2024
The film follows Andrew's character Maria, a governess who endears herself to the von Trapp family and falls in love with patriarch Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer).
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
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governess
noun
gov·ern·ess
ˈgəv-ər-nəs
: a woman who teaches and trains a child in a private home
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