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Noun: matriarch (matriarchs)  'mey-tree,aa(r)k
  1. A female head of a family or tribe
    - materfamilias
     
  2. A feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

Derived forms: matriarchs

Type of: adult female, head of household, woman

Encyclopedia: Matriarch

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