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- [mey-tree-ahrk]
- /ˈmeɪ triˌɑrk/
- /ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑːk/
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- [mey-tree-ahrk]
- /ˈmeɪ triˌɑrk/
Definitions of matriarch word
- noun matriarch the female head of a family or tribal line. 1
- noun matriarch a woman who is the founder or dominant member of a community or group. 1
- noun matriarch a venerable old woman. 1
- noun matriarch A woman who is the head of a family or tribe. 1
- noun matriarch female authority figure 1
- countable noun matriarch A matriarch is a woman who rules in a society in which power passes from mother to daughter. 0
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Origin of matriarch
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; matri- + -arch
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Parts of speech for Matriarch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
matriarch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
matriarch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for matriarch
noun matriarch
- matron — a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- dowager — a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.): a queen dowager; an empress dowager.
- queen — Ellery, joint pen name of Manfred Bennington Lee and Frederick Dannay.
- dame — Dame is a title given to a woman as a special honour because of important service or work that she has done.
- mother — parent
Antonyms for matriarch
noun matriarch
- patriarch — the male head of a family or tribal line.
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