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 | ||