housemother vs chaperon

housemother and chaperon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
housemother	Yes	No	No	No
chaperon	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chaperon is a hypernym of housemother; that is, chaperon is a word with a broader meaning than housemother:

housemother: a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
chaperon: one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people

Other hypernyms of housemother include chaperone, adult female, woman.

housemother (noun)	chaperon (noun)
a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people	one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people

housemother (verb)	chaperon (verb)
	accompany as a chaperone