Synonyms for matron

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mey-truh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪ trən

Top 10 synonyms for matron

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Définition of matron

Origin : late 14c., "married woman" (usually one of rank), from Old French matrone "married woman; elderly lady; patroness; midwife," and directly from Latin matrona "married woman, wife, matron," from mater (genitive matris) "mother" (see mother (n.1)). Sense of "female manager of a school, hospital, etc." first recorded 1550s.

noun woman

Example sentences :

That matron, like most Grecian women, was ignorant of her own written language.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Never ought so worthy, so valuable a matron to be lost to the world.
Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

She reported to the matron that Mary was not neat and quarrelled all the time.
Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt

And the matron—not Miss Coffin, but the other one—called me 'Maggie.'
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

On a morning in August the matron's report had closed with a startling item.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

The matron whispered to the messenger, and he left the room.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Then Sister Allworthy whispered to the matron, who said, "Bring her in."
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

The matron was sitting sideways at her table, with her dog snarling in her lap.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

After all, he is only a porter; you asked for the matron, didn't you?
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

John asked for the matron, and was received with constrained and distant courtesy.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Antonyms for matron

patron

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