matron
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
Types & categories
- wife hypernym
Related & opposite
- matronly derivation
Sense 2 noun
a wardress in a prison
Types & categories
- wardress hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
Types & categories
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | matronly |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wife |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | wardress |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | nurse |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | woman |