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matriarch

noun

1 matriarch

A female head of a family or tribe.

synonym: materfamilias.

Dutch: aartsmoeder, matriarch

2 matriarch

A feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons).

Dutch: matriarch


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