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matron
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ma·tron  (mtrn)
n.
1. A married woman or a widow, especially a mother of dignity, mature age, and established social position.
2. A woman who acts as a supervisor or monitor in a public institution, such as a school, hospital, or prison.

[Middle English matrone, from Old French, from Latin mtrna, from mter, mtr-, mother; see mter- in Indo-European roots.]

matron·al adj.
matron·li·ness n.
matron·ly adv. & adj.

matron [ˈmeɪtrən]
n
1. a married woman regarded as staid or dignified, esp a middle-aged woman with children
2. (Business / Professions) a woman in charge of the domestic or medical arrangements in an institution, such as a boarding school
3. (Business / Professions) US a wardress in a prison
4. (Business / Professions) (Medicine) Official name nursing officer Brit the former name for the administrative head of the nursing staff in a hospital
[via Old French from Latin mātrōna, from māter mother]
matronal  adj
matronhood , matronship n
matron-like  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.matronmatron - a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
2.matron - a wardress in a prison
wardress - a woman warder
3.matron - a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
nurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Translations
matron [ˈmeɪtrən]
A. N
1. (in nursing home) → supervisora f
2. (o.f.) (in hospital) → enfermera f jefe
3. (in school) → enfermera f
4. (= married woman) → matrona f
B. CPD matron of honour Ndama f de honor(casada)

matron [ˈmeɪtrən] n
(in hospital)infirmière-chef f
(in school)infirmière f

matron
n
(in hospital) → Oberin f, → Oberschwester f; (in school) → Schwester f
(= married woman)Matrone f

matron [ˈmeɪtrn] n (Brit) (in hospital) → capoinfermiera; (in school) → infermiera; (older woman) → matrona
matron [ˈmeɪtrn] n (Brit) (in hospital) → capoinfermiera; (in school) → infermiera; (older woman) → matrona

matron
n matron [ˈmeitrən]
1 a senior nurse in charge of a hospital. matrone رَئيسَة مُمَرِّضات في مُسْتَشْفى старша сестра vrchní sestra forstander die Oberin προϊσταμένη enfermero jefe; enfermera jefe vanemõde سرپرستار ylihoitaja infirmier en chef, infirmière en chef אָחוֹת רָאשִׁית नर्सों की अधीक्षिका nadzornica főnővér kepala perawat forstöðukona, yfirhjúkrunarkona (direttrice dei servizi d'infermeria) 婦長 수간호사 vyresnioji medicinos sesuo virsmāsa; vecākā māsa ketua jururawat directrice oversøster przełożona enfermeira-chefe infirmieră-şefă старшая сестра hlavná sestra upraviteljica glavna sestra klinikföreståndare หญิงผู้ดูแลความเรียบร้อยต่าง ๆ ภายในหน่วยงาน baş hemşire 護士長 сестра-хазяйка ہسپتال کی ایک سینئر نرس nữ y tá trưởng
2 a dignified married woman Her behaviour shocked all the middle-class matrons in the neighbourhood. dame سَيِّدَه مُتَزَوِّجَه مَهيبَه матрона matróna frue würdige Dame δέσποινα, κυρά matrona auväärne emand, matroon زن شوهردار arvokas rouva mère de famille אִישָה נְשוּאָה विवाहित स्त्री ugledna udata žena férjes asszony ibu rumah tangga virðuleg eldri frú matrona 既婚婦人 기혼 부인 garbinga ištekėjusi moteris cienījama dāma; precēta sieviete suri rumah getrouwde dame husmor matrona matrona doamnă respectabilă матрона matróna matrona ugledna starija žena mogen gift kvinna หญิงที่มีสามีแล้ว ağırbaşlı evli kadın (品德高尚的)主婦 мати родини; заміжня жінка شادی شدہ باوقار سنجیدہ عورت mệnh phụ
adj matronly
1 dignified and calm. deftig مُحْتَرَمهَ، مَهيبَه достоен důstojný myndig matronenhaft αξιοσέβαστος matronal väärikas متین arvokkaasti (très) digne מְכוּבֶּדֶת विवाहिता ozbiljan, domaćinski asszonyos anggun frúarlegur dignitoso 落ち着いた 점잖은 orus, solidus cienīgs anggun eerbaar, statig satt og verdig, myndig stateczny solene demn степенная; почтенная dôstojný dostojanstveno ugledno värdig, mogen สง่างาม ağırbaşlı ve sakin 有尊嚴的 поважна; така, що поводить себе, як личить заміжній жінці سنجیدہ اور با وقار đoan trang
2 rather fat a matronly figure. huisvroulik سَمينَه إلى حدِ ما дебел korpulentní matroneagtig matronenhaft ευτραφής corpulento tüsedavõitu نسبتا چاق matamimainen corpulent שְׁמַנמָנָה विवाहित स्त्रियों का सा domaćinski, matronski anyányi agak gemuk holdugur imponente, da matrona でっぷりした 살찐 apkūnus tukls, apaļīgs agak gemuk matroneachtig matroneaktig przy kości de matrona corpolent полная korpulentný korpulenten obla tantig วัยกลางคน şişmanca 肥胖的 гладка بڑی خاتون khá lớn


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