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Governess
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a woman employed to educate and care for children in a private household, typically focusing on their academic and social development
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
gender specific
Plural form
governesses
Masculine Singular
governor
Female Singular
governess
neutral form
tutor
Examples
The governess taught the children reading, writing, and arithmetic each morning.
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