matron
n. 妇女, 主妇, 女总管 [医] 管理员, 保姆
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A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
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A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
A woman in charge of the domestic arrangements of an establishment or institution, especially, the nursing officer or chief nurse of a hospital.
the matron of a school or hospital
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A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children.
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A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
A woman with the character of a mother or matriarch.
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A housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.
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A female prison officer.
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From Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin mātrōna (“married woman”), from māter (“mother”). Doublet of matrona.
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