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noun
A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
A woman with the character of a mother or matriarch.
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noun
A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
A woman in charge of the domestic arrangements of an establishment or institution, especially, the nursing officer or chief nurse of a hospital.
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noun
A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children.
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A housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.
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noun
A female prison officer.
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noun
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wife, married woman
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a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
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Broader terms: nurse, woman, adult female
noun
a wardress in a prison
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Broader terms: wardress
History
From Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin mātrōna (“married woman”), from māter (“mother”). Doublet of matrona.
Across languages
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