materfamiliases

noun

plural of materfamilias
as in matrons

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  1. matrons
  2. matriarchs
  3. moms
  4. stepmothers
  5. old ladies
Noun
  • There was also a shift toward elaborate descriptions of what society matrons wore to events, and again, women were believed to be more able to provide these verbal illustrations.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of matrons
Noun
  • Thaha Ibrahim, a Muslim, forged a profound connection with the late Sarah Cohen, one of the neighborhood's Jewish matriarchs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, menopause elevates them to the respected role of matriarchs in their families.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 July 2026
Definition of matriarchs
Noun
  • Girls playing baseball and their moms coaching them was a rarity in the late 1990s.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers compared three approaches to hepatitis B vaccination for babies born to moms who test negative for hepatitis B in pregnancy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of moms
Noun
  • Even if the story that follows is filled with witches, ogres, evil stepmothers and demonic baby-snatchers with eccentric names, the realm of the fairy tale, no matter its origin, is, essentially, comfort.
    — Sadie Stein, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of stepmothers
Noun
  • Directed by Rocky, Aisulton Seitov, and Pietro Biz Biasia, the appropriately trippy video opens with the rapper discovering the wonders of nature in a hippie wonderland, where even the old ladies knitting on park benches will take a toke.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For The Times) Courtney does great old ladies and whining teens, Michaels plays great curmudgeons and Palermo is great at space work.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of old ladies
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