matron C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈmeɪtɹən/ See IPA manual Freq #12678 Meanings 1 noun a married woman, usually middle-aged with children, who is staid and dignified The matron held a dinner party for the family. Thesaurus Synonyms dame ↔ Opposites maiden Word family Forms matrons Derived forms bridesmatronmatronagematronalmatronhoodmatronismmatronizematronlikematronlinessmatronlymatronshipundermatron Related forms matrixmatronamatroneumnursematrimonymaternity Etymology From Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin mātrōna (“married woman”), from māter (“mother”). Doublet of matrona. matrone Middle English mātrōna Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # matron **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmeɪtɹən/ **Frequency rank:** 12678 ## Meanings 1. a married woman, usually middle-aged with children, who is staid and dignified ## Examples - The matron held a dinner party for the family. ## Synonyms - dame ## Antonyms - maiden ## Derived Forms - bridesmatron - matronage - matronal - matronhood - matronism - matronize - matronlike - matronliness - matronly - matronship - undermatron ## Related Forms - matrix - matrona - matroneum - nurse - matrimony - maternity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: matrone - Root: mātrōna ## Etymology From Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin mātrōna (“married woman”), from māter (“mother”). Doublet of matrona. ## Topics - People & Society markdown