motherhouse

noun

moth·​er·​house ˈmə-t͟hər-ˌhau̇s 

1

: the convent in which the superior of a religious community resides

2

: the original convent of a religious community

Examples of motherhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the moment has called, forcing Guy — a man with no passport, and virtually no training in the realm of supernatural defense — to fly from New York to London to investigate a frightening and powerful vampire named Jasper (William Fichtner) who has infiltrated the London motherhouse. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025

Villa Maria-Notch Cliff motherhouse in Glen Arm, which was necessary because the order’s numbers had dwindled. — Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2022

The sisters converted Brackenridge’s former mansion, now known as Brackenridge Villa, into their first motherhouse, which also was home to the elementary and secondary school. — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022

The Ursulines do not now have specific plans for the remainder of their 42-acre property, but have stated publicly a desire to develop the property upon which the former motherhouse stood before its demolition last year. — cleveland, 3 Aug. 2021

Sister Reginald later lived at her order’s Baltimore County motherhouse and became the archivist. — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 14 Sep. 2020

The day the agreement was signed, a letter arrived at the motherhouse in San Antonio from Rome celebrating Laudato Si, the papal encyclical on the environment. — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, 4 Aug. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for motherhouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse
• summerhouse