Difference between revisions of "House Mom"

Revision as of 17:16, 14 March 2014

Do you use "RA"?

Please vote below.

I use it very often.

3

I use it sometimes.

0

I've heard it but I never use it.

0

I've never heard of this word.

0

There were 3 votes since the poll was created on 17:16, 14 March 2014.

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Abbreviation

[är'ā]

RA is an abbreviation for several terms at Northwestern:

Resident Assistant (supervisor of Community Assistants at Northwestern University)
Research Assistant (typically an undergraduate - through any department)

I'm an RA in the linguistics department

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 ==Part of Speech==
-Noun
+Abbreviation
 ==Pronunciation==
-[haws’ mam]
+[är'ā]
 ==Definition==
-An older woman who lives in a sorority house and watches over it. She is primarily responsible for administration and maintenance of the house.
+RA is an abbreviation for several terms at Northwestern:
+*Resident Assistant (supervisor of Community Assistants at Northwestern University)
+*Research Assistant (typically an undergraduate - through any department)
 ==Example Sentence==
-We can’t talk about alcohol in front of the house mom.
+I'm an RA in the linguistics department
-==Context Label==
-This is most commonly used by sorority members.