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matron
English
Etymology
From Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin m?tr?na (“married woman”), from m?ter (“mother”). Doublet of matrona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?me?t??n/
- Rhymes: -e?t??n
Noun
matron (plural matrons)
- A mature or elderly woman.
- grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother
- A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children.
- A woman of staid or motherly manners.
- “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, […].
- 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.
Derived terms
Related terms
- matrona
- matroneum
Translations
References
matron in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Marton, Morant, Rotman, romant
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female
English
Etymology
From Middle English female, an alteration of Middle English femelle, from Old French femele, femelle (“female”), from Medieval Latin f?mella (“a female”), from Latin f?mella (“a girl, a young female, a young woman”), diminutive of f?mina (“a woman”). The English spelling and pronunciation were remodelled under the influence of male, which is otherwise not etymologically related. Contrast woman, which is etymologically built on man (as in person).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fi?.me?l/
- Rhymes: -i?me?l
Adjective
female (not generally comparable, comparative femaler or more female, superlative femalest or most female)
- Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]
- female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male, intersex female patients, a trans female vlogger
- 1997, Vicki León, Uppity Women of Medieval Times (Conari Press, ?ISBN), page 2:
- Twice in her thirty-year career she held office in the blacksmiths' guild. Ms. [Fya] upper Bach was no fluke, either: legal and guild records from medieval Germany list other female blacksmiths, coppersmiths, tinsmiths, and pewterers. Some of these redoubtable women gained entry into the guild through "widow's rights"; others, however, made it on sheer mettle and muscle.
- 2017, Rick Riordan, Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor (?ISBN), page 271:
- I turned to [gender-fluid] Alex. "Hey, are you female today? [...] The Skofnung Sword [...] can't be drawn in the presence of women."
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:female.
- Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
- stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration
- 1987, Don't Shoot[,] Darling!: Women's Independent Filmmaking in Australia, page 350:
- A travelling shot of a harbour view near Sydney's White Bay moves into a domestic interior as a female voice says, 'There was nowhere else to live except alone.'
- 2004, Mino Vianello, Gwen Moore, Women and Men in Political and Business Elites: A Comparative Study (?ISBN):
- More than that, we cannot find the same dynamics within female career trajectories as in the other two country groups, because the time-structure of female and male careers already shows great similarity within the older generation of elites. In addition, the pattern of the relation between female and male careers remains the same over time.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:female.
- Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
- the female chromosome; estrogen, the primary female sex hormone, is produced by both females and males
- (grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
- 2012, Sinéad Leleu, Michaela Greck-Ismair, German Pen Pals Made Easy KS3:
- If you are describing a female noun, you must make the adjective feminine by adding an 'e'. If you describe a male noun, you add an 'er'. For neutral nouns you add an 'es'.
- 2012, Sinéad Leleu, Michaela Greck-Ismair, German Pen Pals Made Easy KS3:
- (figuratively) Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting. [from 16th c.]
- 1993, Ed Sarviel, Construction Estimating Reference Data (?ISBN), page 284:
- A ground-joint union is made in three separate pieces and is used for joining two pipes. It consists of two machined pieces with female pipe threads, which are screwed on the pipes to be united, and a threaded collar which holds the two pieces of the union together.
- 1993, Ed Sarviel, Construction Estimating Reference Data (?ISBN), page 284:
Synonyms
- womanly, feminine
- (figurative: of pipes, etc): socket
Coordinate terms
- male; androgynous; intersex; non-binary
- (grammar): see feminine
Derived terms
- (see below)
Translations
Noun
female (plural females)
- One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
- A human member of the feminine sex or gender.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:female
- Hyponyms: girl, woman; see also Thesaurus:girl, Thesaurus:woman
- 2004, Charles J. Epstein, Robert P. Erickson, Anthony Joseph Wynshaw-Boris, Inborn Errors of Development: The Molecular Basis of Clinical Disorders of Morphogenesis (Oxford University Press, USA, ?ISBN), page 508:
- XY female patients with gonadal dysgenesis are sometimes referred to as “XY sex-reversed” patients or individuals with “XY sex reversal" (Simpson and Martin, 1981). Although widely used, this terminology is somewhat vague as it does not distinguish XY females with gonadal dysgenesis from XY females with androgen resistance.
- An animal of the sex that produces eggs.
- (botany) A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.
- A human member of the feminine sex or gender.
Usage notes
Due to its zoological use, some find it dehumanizing to refer to women as "females", especially in non-technical contexts.
Translations
Derived terms
See also
- female genital mutilation
- ? (symbol for female)
- sex, gender, gender identity
References
- Michael Quinion (2004) , “Female”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, ?ISBN
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