A woman responsible for a child or young person; a female tutor or guardian. Cf. later governess, n. 2.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > one in charge of young person > female (8) governoressc1422 A woman responsible for a child or young person; a female tutor or guardian. Cf. later governess, n. 2. governess?c1500 A woman responsible for the care, supervision, or direction of a person, typically a child or young lady; a nurse; a guardian; a chaperone. historical… governante1637 A woman responsible for the care or supervision of someone, esp. a child or a young lady. Cf. gouvernante, n. 1b, governess, n. 2. gouvernante1667 A woman, esp. an elderly one, who serves as the companion and protector of a young unmarried lady; a chaperone. Obsolete. duenna1709 In extended use: a chaperone; a young woman's older female companion. chaperone1720 figurative. A person, esp. a married or elderly woman, who, for the sake of propriety, accompanies a young unmarried lady in public, as guide and… sheep-dog1847 (a) a dog that tends sheep; spec. one or other of the varieties trained for this purpose, as the Scotch collie, and the bob-tailed English… gooseberry-picker1868 one who picks gooseberries, colloquial a chaperon (so gooseberry-picking n.). |
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