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n. A married woman or a widow, especially a mother of dignity, mature age, and established social position.

n. A woman who acts as a supervisor or monitor in a public institution, such as a school, hospital, or prison.

n. A mature woman; a wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.

n. A housekeeper; especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital.

n. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.

n. A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital.

n. A married woman, especially an elderly married woman, or a woman old enough to be the mother of a family, whether actually so or not; a woman possessing the gravity suitable to a mother.

n. In a special sense, a head nurse in a hospital; the female head or superintendent of any institution.

n. a wardress in a prison

n. a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution

n. a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

""On my way there I spotted a young matron with three children in baggy pants, oversize shirts, and hats with the brim in the back" - I have only this to say regarding said "matron" - she is a failure as a parent."

wardress    nurse    woman    adult female    married woman    wife   

housekeeper    jury of matrons   

housekeeper   

patron   

damsel    housekeeper    dame    maiden    landlady    personage    clergyman    hostess    widow    prelate