Antonyms for matron
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mey-truh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪ trən |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for matron
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