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MATRIARCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A female head of a family or tribe
Synonyms:
materfamilias; matriarch
Classified under:
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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