A clever salesman will always ask a matron if her mother is at home.
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Matron
//ˈmeɪtɹən//
Synonyms for "matron" (50 found)
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8 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- матрона noun (mature or elderly woman)
- надзирателка noun (female prison officer)
- старша сестра noun (senior female nurse)
Dutch
3 entries- directrice noun (housekeeper)
- hoofdverpleegster noun (housekeeper)
- matrone noun (mature or elderly woman)
Esperanto
1 entries- intendantino noun (housekeeper)
Finnish
4 entries- emäntä noun (mature or elderly woman)
- emäntä noun (wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children)
- emäntä noun (housekeeper)
- eukko noun (mature or elderly woman)
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
2 entries- матро́на noun (mature or elderly woman)
- эконо́мка noun (housekeeper)
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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