matriarch
18
6.7
- noun
- /ˈmeɪtriˌɑrk/
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matriarca
- And so my grandmother was really the matriarch of our family.
- the matriarch of the family
And so my grandmother was really the matriarch of our family.
- And so my grandmother was really the matriarch of our family.
- I was really grateful to be be able to talk with, you know, a real matriarch.
- The landscape is littered with remnants of ancient Hebrews, from the remains of the Second Temple's exterior wall to the tombs of the matriarchs and patriarchs.
- Roman matriarchs were are believed to have been the ones that were mainly responsible for choosing the chutos that were employed.
- In turn, we do a lot for our soil filled matriarch.
- I'm so happy to have this beautiful, funny, hilarious, talented leader matriarch.
- So my podcast is called Made Mother Matriarch.
- Tad Al Capone, Tony Fabrizio, Mama Celeste, Little Caesar and their matriarch Penny a la vodka.
- I tend to think of Rachel as the refusal to be a matriarch in any way, or a reporter, or a inventor of of surprises.
- You've got a, a, a, a matriarch, a poisonous matriarch, Ellen Barkin and her and her, her kids who she's completely, massively screwing up constantly.
Examples
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After the passing of her husband, she stepped up as the matriarch and led the family.
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And so this family, the patriarch, the matriarch is their grandmother who lived through the Great Depression.
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I feel like I failed as the matriarch of this family.
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My mother was a matriarch.
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Normally there is a matriarch who is a grandmother and then her daughters are there.
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You're gonna make a great matriarch one day.
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A grandma like Martha, perhaps, the very picture of a matriarch whose sole pleasure is serving her family.
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Elizabeth II is the matriarch to the princes of the palace.
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I think Willie kind of admires Elizabeth because she's like the family matriarch.
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You will see there that Leah, one of the matriarchs of the Jewish people, is described as tender, because she had been crying.
Synonyms
20
7.9
A person who leads a group like a tribe or clan
9
3.9
A woman who runs the home and cares for the family
3
2.8
A person who is in charge of managing a home and family
1
9.9
A woman who leads a household or group
1
3.7
A wife who runs the household while her husband earns money
1
8.1
A woman who leads a tribe or clan
A woman who leads and cares for her family
Antonyms
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Matriarch comes from two parts: matri- from Latin 'mater' meaning 'mother' and -arch meaning 'rule', as in monarch. So a matriarch is a woman who 'rules' or leads a family or tribe.