English noun: matriarch | |||
1. | matriarch (person) a female head of a family or tribe | ||
Synonyms | materfamilias | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adult female, head of household, woman | ||
2. | matriarch (person) a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adult female, woman | ||