'Matron' definitions:
Definition of 'matron'
From: WordNet
noun
A married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
noun
A wardress in a prison
noun
A woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
Definition of 'Matron'
From: GCIDE
- Matron \Ma"tron\, n. [F. matrone, L. matrona, fr. mater mother. See Mother.]
- 1. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners. [1913 Webster]
- Your wives, your daughters, Your matrons, and your maids. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'matron'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbess,
- better half,
- chatelaine,
- common-law wife,
- concubine,
- dame,
- daughter of Eve,
- distaff,
- domina,
- donna,
- dowager,
- Eve,
- feme,
- feme covert,
- femme,
- first lady,
- Frau,
- frow,
- gentlewoman,
- girl,
- goodwife,
- goody,
- governess,
- grande dame,
- great lady,
- helpmate,
- helpmeet,
- homemaker,
- housewife,
- lady,
- lass,
- madam,
- married woman,
- matriarch,
- milady,
- mistress,
- mother superior,
- old lady,
- old woman,
- rib,
- squaw,
- vrouw,
- wahine,
- weaker vessel,
- wedded wife,
- wife,
- woman