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Recent Examples of materfamiliasThe novel recounts the history and hardships of the Binewski clan, carnival folk whose pater- and materfamilias, Al and Crystal Lil, create their own freak show.—Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022 But with tact and humanity, this materfamilias has still calmed the waters.—Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2019 Though the Roundabout production, which opened on Tuesday evening, stars Elizabeth McGovern as the materfamilias, the story really is Kay’s.—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
My mom is like the pinnacle of the family, and the matriarch.
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Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
24 Oct. 2025
During the season 7 premiere of Hulu’s The Kardashians, the Kardashian-Jenner family matriarch, 69, and her daughters reflect on the Los Angeles abode that served as the backdrop for many memorable moments on their original reality series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Madam Poppy Pomfrey played a vital role in the lives of Hogwarts students as a matron, who nursed the sick and injured.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
The two women couldn’t be more different, but when a wealthy matron is found dead of an apparent suicide on the rocky shore of Vermont’s Lake Champlain, their fraught relationship gradually turns into a productive collaboration, despite Olivia’s missteps.
Speaking to Variety at the Cinespia screening of Sinners at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on October 17, Coogler gave a shout-out to his mom and credited her with inspiring his new X-Files reboot.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Sometimes the easiest way to get news out of your mom is to set up a multi-camera shoot and ask the important questions on camera.
And much like their singing mama, both boys seem to enjoy getting silly, with Spears sharing goofy shots of the trio during a break from her 2018 tour, as well as a sweet snap of quality time with Preston in Miami.
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Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
For months, the baby was stuck in the fishing gear while trying to learn how to be a whale from its mama, the company said.
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