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MATRIARCH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A female head of a family or tribe

Synonyms:

materfamilias; matriarch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

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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