matron
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈmeɪtrən/
- UK
- The matron ensured that all the patients received their medications on time.
- a community matron
- a native matron
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- Whose daughters would be, you know, partners in city law firms, they were headmistresses of primary schools or, you know, ward matrons in, in hospitals.
- And that's when the dietitian goes to the matron of the orphanage and uses that word nigger one more time.
Examples
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Hilda, I've spoken to the Matron, and she promises to take special care of you.
Fiction book (1994) -
Good afternoon, Matron.
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Ask Matron for those especially.
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You will know me as Matron.
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Excuse me, matron, a question about the duty roster.
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The next morning, he told the matron to fetch the patient some clothes and discharge her immediately.
Fiction book (2002) -
Right, let's get back to school before matron notices you're missing.
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Matron Rutty is our head FANY.
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Now, Matron's instructed me to give you lot a rundown on the way we do things here.
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At four o'clock, a bell rang; a matron came and opened the gates.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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A person who guards and manages people in a jail or prison
A woman who guards and looks after women in a prison
A female police officer who looks after women or children in custody
A woman who looks after students and keeps order in a boarding house
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Etymology
Matron comes from the old Latin word matrona, from mater meaning 'mother'. Think of a matron as a 'mother' figure who looks after people and keeps order, which is why a matron is in charge of staff and discipline.