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matron

N ผู้คุม หญิง phu-kum-ying

matron

N หญิง ที่ มี สามี แล้ว dame lady dowager wife ying-ti-me-sa-me-leo

matron

N หญิง ผู้ดูแล ความ เรียบร้อย ต่างๆ ภายใน หน่วยงาน แม่บ้าน housekeeper superintendant housemother phu-du-lea-pai-nai-nuai-ngan

matron of honour

N หญิง ที่ แต่งงาน แล้ว (เป็น เพื่อนเจ้าสาว ที่ สำคัญ ที่สุด ใน งาน matron of honor ying-ti-tang-ngan-leo

matronal

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ผู้หญิง ที่ มี สามี แล้ว kiao-kab-ying-ti-me-sa-me-leo

matronhood

N การ เป็น ผู้หญิง ที่ มี สามี แล้ว การ เป็น ผู้คุม หญิง womanhood kan-ying-ti-me-sa-me-leo

matronly

ADJ วัยกลางคน middle-aged wai-klang-kon

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MATRON

n.[L. matrona; from mater, mother. ] An elderly married woman, or an elderly lady.

MATRONAL

a.[L. matronalis.] Pertaining to a matron, suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.

MATRONIZE

v.t.To render matronlike.

MATRONLIKE

a.Having the manners of an elderly woman; grave; sedate; becoming a matron.

MATRONLY

a.Elderly; advanced in years.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MATRON

Ma "tron, n. Etym: [F. matrone, L. matrona, fr. mater mother. See Mother. ]

1. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners. Your wives, your daughters, Your matrons, and your maids. Shak. Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a matron before she was a mother. Fuller.

2. A housekeeper; esp. , a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital. Jury of matrons (Law ), a jury of experienced women called to determine the question of pregnancy when set up in bar of execution, and for other cognate purposes.

MATRONAGE

MATRONAGE Mat "ron *age, n.

1. The state of a matron.

2. The collective body of matrons. Burke. Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the whole matronage of his country Hare.

MATRONAL

Mat "ron *al, a. Etym: [L. matronalis.]

Defn: Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.

MATRONHOOD

MATRONHOOD Ma "tron *hood, n.

Defn: The state of being a matron.

MATRONIZE

Mat "ron *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matronized; p. pr. & vb. n.Matronizing.]

1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike. Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits. Richardson.

2. To act the part of a marton toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.

MATRONLIKE

MATRONLIKE Ma "tron *like `, a.

Defn: Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.

MATRONLY

MATRONLY Ma "tron *ly, a.

1. Advanced in years; elderly.

2. Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.

MATRONYMIC

Mat `ro *nym "ic, n. Etym: [L. mater mother + -nymic, as in patronimic.]

Defn: See Metronymic.

New American Oxford Dictionary

matron

ma tron |ˈmātrən ˈmeɪtrən | ▶noun 1 a woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other establishment. • a female prison officer. 2 a married woman, esp. a dignified and sober middle-aged one. DERIVATIVES ma tron hood |-ˌho͝od |noun ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): from Old French matrone, from Latin matrona, from mater, matr- ‘mother. ’

matronly

ma tron ly |ˈmātrənlē ˈmeɪtrnli | ▶adjective like or characteristic of a matron, esp. in being dignified and staid and typically associated with having a large or plump build: she was beginning to look matronly.

matron of honor

ma tron of hon or ▶noun a married woman attending the bride at a wedding.

matronymic

mat ro nym ic |ˌmatrəˈnimik mætrəˈnɪmɪk |(also metronymic |ˌme- |) ▶noun a name derived from the name of a mother or female ancestor. ▶adjective (of a name ) so derived. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin mater, matr- ‘mother, ’ on the pattern of patronymic .

Oxford Dictionary

matron

ma ¦tron |ˈmeɪtr (ə )n | ▶noun 1 Brit. a woman in charge of domestic and medical arrangements at a boarding school or other institution. • Brit. the woman in charge of the nursing in a hospital (the official term is now senior nursing officer ). • US a female prison officer. 2 an older married woman, especially one who is staid or dignified. DERIVATIVES matronhood noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): from Old French matrone, from Latin matrona, from mater, matr- ‘mother ’.

matronly

ma |tron ¦ly |ˈmeɪtr (ə )nli | ▶adjective characteristic of an older married woman, especially in being staid or rather fat: she was beginning to look matronly.

matron of honour

ma ¦tron of hon ¦our ▶noun a married woman attending the bride at a wedding.

matronymic

matronymic |ˌmatrəˈnɪmɪk | ▶noun a name derived from the name of a mother or female ancestor. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin mater, matr- ‘mother ’, on the pattern of patronymic .

Duden Dictionary

Matrone

Ma t ro ne , Ma tro ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Matr o ne |die Matrone; Genitiv: der Matrone, Plural: die Matronen lateinisch matrona = verheiratete Frau, zu: mater, Mater 1 ältere, Gesetztheit und Würde ausstrahlende Frau 2 abwertend ältere, füllige Frau

matronenhaft

ma t ro nen haft , ma tro nen haft Adjektiv meist abwertend |matr o nenhaft |wie eine Matrone geartet

Matronymikon

Ma t ro ny mi kon , Ma tro ny mi kon Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das Metronymikon |Matron y mikon |das Matronymikon; Genitiv: des Matronymikons, Plural: die Matronymika zu griechisch mētrōnymikós = nach der Mutter benannt, zu: mḗtēr = Mutter und ónyma = Name vom Namen der Mutter abgeleiteter Name z. B. Niobide = Kind der Niobe

French Dictionary

matrone

matrone n. f. nom féminin Femme d ’un certain âge, corpulente et vulgaire. Note Orthographique matro n e.

matronyme

matronyme n. m. nom masculin Nom de famille transmis par la mère, par opposition à patronyme, qui est transmis par le père. Note Typographique Les matronymes s ’écrivent avec une majuscule. Note Orthographique matron y me.

Spanish Dictionary

matrón, -trona

matrón, -trona nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que tiene por oficio asistir a las mujeres en el parto .SINÓNIMO comadrón .Cuando el oficio lo ejerce una mujer, otro sinónimo es partera .2 nombre femenino Mujer de aspecto maduro y, generalmente, de cierta corpulencia :no era el cuerpo maduro de la matrona lo que él quería, sino a la jovencita arisca y temerosa .3 Madre de familia, noble y respetable, especialmente la madre en la antigua familia romana .4 Mujer que se encarga de registrar a las mujeres en las aduanas, las cárceles y otras oficinas semejantes :le pusieron esposas y la llevaron a la comisaría donde, despojada de su bolso y del abrigo, y obligada a desnudarse, una matrona le hizo un reconocimiento rectal y vaginal, buscando el dinero .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín matrona ‘dama, mujer casada ’, derivado de mater , matris ‘madre ’. De la raíz indoeuropea de madre (V.).

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

matron

ma tron /méɪtr (ə )n /名詞 C 1 ｟英｠a. (学校の )保健婦 .b. (寄宿学校の )寮母 .2 ｟主に米｠(刑務所などでの )女性や子供を監督する女性, 女性看守 (｟男女共用｠jail [custodial ] guard ).3 ｟英やや古｠(病院の )看護師長 (!今は通例｟男女共用｠senior nursing officerが使われる ) .4 ｟主に文｠中年 [年配 ]の女性 .～̀ of h ó nor [｟英｠h ó nour ](結婚式で )花嫁付き添いの既婚婦人 (!best womanを用いる方がよい; maid of honorは未婚の若い女性に使う; ｟男女共用｠attendant ) .

matronly

m á tron ly 形容詞 (中年既婚女性のように )落ち着いて品のある ; (中年女性のように )小太りの .