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Showing words for MATRON using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Matron

matron, ortman

5 Letter Words for Matron

amort, manor, manto, maron, morat, morta, norma, orant, ramon, roman, rotan, toman, toran, torma, trona

4 Letter Words for Matron

amon, amor, arno, atmo, atom, mano, mant, maro, mart, moan, moat, mona, mont, mora, morn, mort, mota, mrna, nato, natr, noma, norm, nota, oman, oran, orna, rant, rato, roam, roan, roma, ront, rota, tarn, taro, torn, tram, trna, tron

3 Letter Words for Matron

amt, ant, aor, arm, arn, art, atm, man, mao, mar, mat, mna, moa, mon, mor, mot, mtn, nam, nar, nat, noa, nom, nor, not, oam, oar, oat, ona, ont, ora, ort, ram, ran, rat, rna, rom, ron, rot, tam, tan, tao, tar, toa, tom, ton, tor, tra, trm

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