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Synonyms for matron

Most common

lady mistress madame dowager

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.

Related words

Word family
matronal matronly matrix

Forms

Plural
matrons → ladies, dames, women, mothers…

Example sentences

  • lady You should know better than to ask a lady her age.
  • mistress Dan killed his wife, Linda, to marry his mistress.
  • madame Madame de Pompadour was a patroness of the arts.
  • dowager She was politely described as a redoubtable dowager.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
matronrising
ladyrising
mistressrising
madamerising
dowagerrising

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

By length

4 letters
wife1, lady2, dame1
5 letters
woman2
6 letters
mother2, madame2
7 letters
dowager3
8 letters
mistress2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lady2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
matrone