English Dictionary

camp mother

名詞

別表記 異形 歴史的

Alternative form of Camp Mother / A woman in charge of housekeeping tasks in a camp. / (historical) A woman who took on the role of adoptive mother to a motherless girl in a concentration camp.

日本語の意味

キャンプ内の家事や生活管理を担当する女性 / （歴史的用法）収容所で、母親を失った少女の養母的役割を果たした女性

The camp mother quietly mended the torn badge while the children played nearby.

キャンプの母親は、子どもたちが近くで遊んでいる間、静かに破れたバッジを縫っていた。

意味（1）

Alternative form of Camp Mother

The choice of the Aloha Camps was a happy one; but Mrs. Gulick should be designated as camp director instead of camp mother. Camp mother is used to designate the person in charge of midgets at a boys' camp.

意味（2）

A woman in charge of housekeeping tasks in a camp.

The camp mother managed to keep the stomachs full and the beds in tip-top shape.

意味（3）

(historical) A woman who took on the role of adoptive mother to a motherless girl in a concentration camp.

She became known as the little girl who sat on the steps of the TB Block, darting inside whenever she saw authorities, then going back to await the return of her camp mother.

camp mothers （ plural ）