matron

Noun	1.	matron - a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
	2.	matron - a wardress in a prison wardress - a woman warder
	3.	matron - a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution head nurse nurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

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