Thesaurus: matron

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1. n. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
2. n. A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital.
3. n. a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
4. n. a wardress in a prison
5. n. a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
6. 1. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners. Your wives, your daughters, Your matrons, and your maids. Shak. Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother. Fuller. 2. A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital. Jury of matrons (Law), a jury of experienced women called to determine the question of pregnancy when set up in bar of execution, and for other cognate purposes.
7. n:100 n. a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified n. a wardress in a prison n. a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution