matron
IPA: mˈeɪtrʌn
noun
- A mature or elderly woman.
- A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children.
- A woman of staid or motherly manners.
- A housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.
- A senior female nurse in an establishment, especially a hospital or school.
- (US) A female prison officer.
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Examples of "matron" in Sentences
- The Matron Lilith is the mate of Samael.
- She was working as a matron in an orphans home.
- Matron literature has only recently become prominent.
- She is the matron at Bloor's academy and is unendowed.
- She was a matron, civic minded and a charitable woman.
- In the past, the matron was sometimes the wife of the housemaster.
- 1913 The first female was appointed to the police force as a matron.
- In the center is the matron Libertas the goddess of individual liberties.
- Bill proves to be a precocious 'small child' by flirting with the Matron.
- The Catering Section is headed by a domestic bursar and assisted by a matron.
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