Definition
Plural of governess; multiple women employed to teach and care for children in private households.
Etymology
Plural of 'governess', from Old French 'gouvernante' and Latin 'gubernare' (to govern). The regular English plural '-es' is added to the singular form.
Kelly Says
Governesses were the backbone of Victorian and Edwardian education, and they appear constantly in literature—Jane Eyre, Mary Poppins, and countless other stories center on this pivotal role!
Translations
ARالعربية
معلمات
mu-al-limat
BNবাংলা
শিক্ষিকা
shik-shi-ka
CACatalà
governesses
go-ver-nes-sez
CSČeština
učitelky
oo-che-tel-ky
DADansk
opdragtsmødre
op-dra-gts-mo-dre
DEDeutsch
Erzieherinnen
er-tsigh-er-nin-en
ELΕλληνικά
δασκάλες
das-kal-es
ESEspañol
institutrices
in-stitu-tree-ses
FISuomi
lastenhoitajat
las-ten-hoi-ta-jat
FRFrançais
institutrices
in-sti-ty-tress
GUGU
શિક્ષિકા
shik-shi-ka
HIहिन्दी
गवर्नसेस
gov-er-nes-es
HUMagyar
nevelőnők
ne-ve-lo-no-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembimbing
pembim-bing
IGIG
onye nkuzi
oh-nye n-koo-zi
ITItaliano
governanti
go-ver-nan-tee
KO한국어
governesses
go-ve-r-nes-sez
MRMR
शिक्षिका
shik-shi-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
pengajar
pen-ga-jar
MYမြန်မာ
ပညာသင်
pe-nyar-shin
NLNederlands
gouvernantes
go-ver-nan-tes
NONorsk
oppdragtsmødre
op-dra-gts-mo-dre
PLPolski
guwernantki
goo-ver-nan-tky
PTPortuguês
institutrizes
in-stit-ry-zes
RORomână
educatoare
e-du-ka-to-re
RUРусский
гувернантки
goo-ver-nan-tky
SVSvenska
uppfostrare
upp-fo-stra-re
SWKiswahili
walimu
wa-li-mu
TAதமிழ்
ஆசிரியர்கள்
a-shi-ri-yar-gal
TEతెలుగు
గురువులు
gu-ru-vu-lu
TRTürkçe
halkla ilişkiler
hal-kla il-ki-ler
UKУкраїнська
виховательки
vi-kho-va-tel-ky
URاردو
معلمات
mu-al-limat
VITiếng Việt
giáo viên
giao vien
YOYO
ọmọ-ọlọ́gbọ́
oh-mo-oh-lo-gbo
ZH中文
女家庭教师
nǚ jiātíng jiàoshī
ZUZU
izindaba
ee-zin-da-ba