matron
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matron
- /ˈmeɪtɹən/
Rhymes with -eɪtɹən
Where it comes from
From Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin mātrōna (“married woman”), from māter (“mother”). Doublet of matrona.
noun matrons
- A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank. grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother
- A woman with the character of a mother or matriarch. But there’s no bottome, none / In my Voluptuouſneſſe : Your Wiues, your Daughters, / Your Matrons, and your Maides, could not fill vp / The Ceſterne of my Luſt, and my Deſire / All continent Impediments would ore-beare / That did oppoſe my will.
- A woman in charge of the domestic arrangements of an establishment or institution, especially, the nursing officer or chief nurse of a hospital. the matron of a school or hospital
- A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children. Roman matrons, sexually exhausted, were fond of trout caught in a little stream in the Vosges Mountains.
- A housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.
- A female prison officer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: head nurse, madam, madame, mrs, missus, lady, dowager, nurse, milady, dame, master, guard, matronhood, matrona, matronship, mother
Translations
Talk about this word "matron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/matron. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. matron. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/matron "matron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/matron.Cite this
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title = {matron},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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