cottage parent

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cottage parent (plural cottage parents)

  1. A member of one of the married couples employed to look after residents in a cottage home.
    • 2020 December 9, Michael C. Blackwell, “Something to smile about!”, in Baptist Children's Homes[1], archived from the original on 28 January 2021:
      At Christmas, there's nothing like seeing a child's smile. Baptist Children's Homes' (BCH) cottage parents love to see the children in their care come running when it's time to decorate the tree.