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Definitions for Matron
[1] a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
[2] a woman who has charge of the domestic affairs of a hospital, prison, or other institution.
[3] a woman serving as a guard, warden, or attendant for women or girls, as in a prison.
[4] a married woman regarded as staid or dignified, esp a middle-aged woman with children
[5] a woman in charge of the domestic or medical arrangements in an institution, such as a boarding school
[6] US a wardress in a prison
[7] British the former name for the administrative head of the nursing staff in a hospital Official name: nursing officer
Words related to Matron
dowager, housekeeper, matriarch, biddy, administrator, superintendent, wife, mother, lady, dame, housemother
Words nearby Matron
matrix unguis, matrixing, matro-, matroclinous, matrocliny, matron, matron of honor, matron of honour, matronage, matronalia, matronize
Origin of Matron
1350–1400; Middle English matrone < Latin mātrōna a married woman, wife, derivative of māter mother
Other words from Matron
ma·tron·al [mey -truh -nl, ma -] /ˈmeɪ trə nl, ˈmæ-/ , adjective
ma·tron·hood , ma·tron·ship , noun
Word origin for Matron
C14: via Old French from Latin mātrōna, from māter mother
Synonyms for Matron
dowager, housekeeper, matriarch, administrator, biddy, dame, housemother, lady, mother, superintendent, wife, grande dame