1
a
: a married woman usually marked by dignified maturity or social distinction (see distinction sense 4a)
b
: a woman who supervises women or children (as in a school or police station)
c
: the chief officer in a women's organization
2
: a female animal kept for breeding
Examples of matron in a Sentence
society matrons who organize benefits for charity
the matron of a school for girls
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Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
How did a young Upper East Side matron with a small daughter and a dormant career as an art historian get here?
—
Lisa Henricksson,
Air Mail,
27 June 2026
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
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“Matron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matron. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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matron
noun
ma·tron
ˈmā-trən 
1
: a usually mature and dignified married woman
2
: a woman in charge of the household affairs of an institution
3
: a woman who supervises women prisoners in a police station or jail
Medical Definition
matron
noun
ma·tron
ˈmā-trən
British
: a woman superintendent of a medical institution (as a hospital)
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