matron

IPA: mˈeɪtrʌn

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.

Examples of "matron" in Sentences

"No," she replied, "the matron is sick; I am her assistant.
A good woman, too, who will _mother_ -- not 'matron' -- the girls.
I called the matron of the dormitories at 7pm that night, in true worried-mother fashion.
Mr. TAKEI: And she didn't like the word matron, so we called her best lady, Nichelle Nichols ...
To the world at large her habits seemed those of the ancient Roman matron, which is recorded on her tomb in these four words,
SAKULĀ, or PAKULĀ, a brahmin matron of Sāvatthī, foremost of the Sisters who had the faculty of the 'Eye Celestial' (Ang. Nik, i.
"On my way there I spotted a young matron with three children in baggy pants, oversize shirts, and hats with the brim in the back" - I have only this to say regarding said "matron" - she is a failure as a parent.