A clever salesman will always ask a matron if her mother is at home.
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Matron
/ˈmeɪtɹən/
Synonyms for "matron" (59 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (29)
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More general
8 entriesMore specific
3 entrieselder matronhospital matronward matron
Collocations
6 entrieshospital matronhouse matronmatron of honormatronly figuresenior matronward matron
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- матрона noun (mature or elderly woman)
Dutch
1 entries- matrone noun (mature or elderly woman)
Finnish
3 entries- emäntä noun (mature or elderly woman)
- eukko noun (mature or elderly woman)
- matroona noun (woman of staid or motherly manners)
French
1 entries- matrone noun (mature or elderly woman)
Latin
1 entries- matrōna noun (mature or elderly woman)
Norman
1 entries- matronne noun (mature or elderly woman)
Polish
1 entries- matrona noun (mature or elderly woman)
Romanian
1 entries- matroană noun (mature or elderly woman)
Russian
1 entries- матро́на noun (mature or elderly woman)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- brèideach noun (mature or elderly woman)
Spanish
1 entries- matrona noun (mature or elderly woman)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Skura was a matron at the church.
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She's been matron and acting superintendent ever since the hospital was opened, five years ago.
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I still don't know who to ask to be the matron of honor at my wedding.
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