Synonyms for matriarch

Most common

materfamilias

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Noun

Antonyms

patriarch, paterfamilias, highfather

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

Related words

Word family

matriarchate matriarchic matriarchism maternal matriarchal matriarchy matrimony matrimonial

Forms

Plural

matriarchs → mothers, materfamiliases…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

mother²

13 letters

materfamilias

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mother² = 2 syllables).