Synonyms of matron

matron

noun

ˈmā-trən 

as in dowager

a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority

the matron firmly ordered the rowdy little boys back to their seats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dowager
• mother
• matriarch
• dame
• mistress
• grande dame
• headmistress
• mom
• grandam
• mama
• mammy
• ma
• materfamilias

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of matron

The May 28 fire tore through a dormitory housing 202 students at the Utumishi Girls School in central Kenya, and students were forced to flee through a single doorway when the school matron failed to open an emergency exit. — ABC News, 23 June 2026

The matron on duty, Annie Leewright, booked the woman into jail. — Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026

As the movie begins, Armando takes shelter in a Recife safehouse, overseen by a cigarette-ripping matron called Dona Sebastiana and populated by refugees navigating their own unspecified troubles. — Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026

Only 40 guests were invited to the wedding, including John’s cousin Anthony Radziwill (who served as his best man); John’s sister, Caroline Kennedy (Carolyn’s matron of honour), and her husband, Edwin Schlossberg; and their kids, Jack (the ring bearer), Rose and Tatiana (both flower girls). — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026