English Dictionary

matron

/ˈmeɪtɹən/

noun

A mature or elderly woman. / A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children. / A woman of staid or motherly manners.

The matron of the nursing home is responsible for the well-being of the residents.

意味（1）

A mature or elderly woman.

grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother

意味（2）

A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children.

意味（3）

A woman of staid or motherly manners.

But there’s no bottome, none / In my Voluptuouſneſſe : Your Wiues, your Daughters, / Your Matrons, and your Maides, could not fill vp / The Ceſterne of my Luſt, and my Deſire / All continent Impediments would ore-beare / That did oppoſe my will.

意味（4）

A housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.

意味（5）

A senior female nurse in an establishment, especially a hospital or school.

the matron of a school or hospital

意味（6）

(US) A female prison officer.