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Recent Examples of materfamilias
The 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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for materfamilias
Noun
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Her community fastly feels the sharp absence of her graceful, essential labor and employs matriarch Ana (María Magdalena Sanizo) to coax her back home.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Hunt, who played the Baker matriarch, was a particular influence on Stoner.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Liza Tully,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Historians have long debated which pioneer in the field of women’s policing holds the title of the U.S.’s first policewoman, as opposed to police matron.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His father, Narvel Blackstock, is also a talent manager and was married to country music legend Reba McEntire, Brandon's stepmother, for more than 25 years.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The film leans into the throwback of it all just enough, with callbacks to the original and a cameo from Elaine Hendrix, who played the iconic and villainous would-be stepmother Meredith Blake alongside Lohan in The Parent Trap.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Momma had a smooth labor and delivery and both mamma and baby are doing great!—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Banks is one hard-working mamma, and that’s just fine with her.—
Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
30 Oct. 2023
Noun
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And both Jessica Walter, who played my mom on Arrested and then Julia Louis-Dreyfus, their timing is so solid.—
Scott King,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Two years into his love story with Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce is shedding more light than ever on their romance and even the pop superstar’s similarities to his beloved mom.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ewart looked around, thinking the snake most definitely had a momma and, possibly, brothers and sisters around.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Aug. 2025
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There were these two bear cubs and a momma bear there.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Obsessed with Brady’s baby mama bringing her emotional support gays to Thanksgiving.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
15 Aug. 2025
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The rest went to his mama on their sharecropper 40 acres.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Materfamilias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/materfamilias. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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