'matriarch' definitions:
Definition of 'matriarch'
(from WordNet)
noun
A female head of a family or tribe [syn: matriarch, materfamilias]
noun
A feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)
Definition of 'matriarch'
From: GCIDE
- matriarch \ma"tri*arch\, n. [L. mater mother + -arch.]
- 1. The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A woman who dominates or is the most important member of a group or organization; in businesses, often the founder or owner of the largest interest. [PJC]
- 3. A venerated old woman. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'matriarch'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbess,
- antediluvian,
- antique,
- back number,
- chatelaine,
- conservative,
- dad,
- dam,
- dame,
- dodo,
- dowager,
- elder,
- first lady,
- fogy,
- fossil,
- foster mother,
- fud,
- fuddy-duddy,
- genetrix,
- goodwife,
- governess,
- grande dame,
- granny,
- great lady,
- has-been,
- homemaker,
- housewife,
- longhair,
- ma,
- madam,
- mam,
- mama,
- mammy,
- mater,
- materfamilias,
- maternal ancestor,
- matron,
- Methuselah,
- mid-Victorian,
- mistress,
- mom,
- mommy,
- mossback,
- mother,
- mother superior,
- mummy,
- old believer,
- old crock,
- old dodo,
- old fogy,
- old liner,
- old man,
- old poop,
- old woman,
- old-timer,
- patriarch,
- pop,
- pops,
- reactionary,
- regular old fogy,
- relic,
- square,
- starets,
- stepmother,
- the old woman,
- traditionalist