in loco parentis

(formal)

to be responsible for a child while the child's parents are absent Teachers are in loco parentis while children are at school.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cornell	kawr-NEL	English
Elis	E-lis (Swedish)	Swedish, Medieval English
VitÓRia	vee-TAW-ryə	Portuguese
Theseus	THEE-see-əs (English)	Greek Mythology
Modesto	mo-DHE-sto (Spanish, Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
VÄInÖ	VIE-nuu	Finnish