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MATRIARCH

Pronunciation (US):

• MATRIARCH (noun)
The noun MATRIARCH has 2 senses:

1. a female head of a family or tribe
2. a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

Familiarity information: MATRIARCH used as a noun is rare.

• MATRIARCH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A female head of a family or tribe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

materfamilias; matriarch

Hypernyms ("matriarch" is a kind of...):

head of household (the head of a household or family or tribe)

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("matriarch" is a kind of...):

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

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(English proverb)
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(Albanian proverb)
"One hand won't clap."
(Armenian proverb)
"Who does well, meets goodwill."
(Dutch proverb)

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