Associations to the word «Governess»

Wiktionary

GOVERNESS, noun. A woman paid to educate children in their own home.
GOVERNESS, verb. To work as governess; to educate children in their own home.

Dictionary definition

GOVERNESS, noun. A woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home).

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche