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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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mrs
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *m?rs?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mr??s/
Noun
m?s m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- food containing meat and animal fat
- fast-free/non-fast days
Declension
References
- “mrs” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
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