What does matron mean?
Matron means A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank..
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/ˈmeɪtɹən/ · noun
A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank..
grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother
Roman matrons, sexually exhausted, were fond of trout caught in a little stream in the Vosges Mountains.
Use matron when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Matron means A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank..
Common synonyms include head nurse.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother
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