# matron

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmeɪtɹən/ · frequency rank #28,620

## Definitions
1. A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
2. A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
3. A mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
4. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children.
5. A housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.
6. A female prison officer.

## Etymology
From Middle English matrone, from Old French matrone, from Latin mātrōna (“married woman”), from māter (“mother”). Doublet of matrona.

## Easily confused with
- **moron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matron-vs-moron)
- **Myron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matron-vs-myron)
- **motion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matron-vs-motion)
- **mutton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matron-vs-mutton)
- **micron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matron-vs-micron)
- **megatron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matron-vs-megatron)
- **mason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mason-vs-matron)
- **macro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macro-vs-matron)
- **Marin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marin-vs-matron)
- **Mateo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mateo-vs-matron)
- **Macon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macon-vs-matron)
- **Mahon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahon-vs-matron)
- **matrix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matrix-vs-matron)
- **Marion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-matron)
- **marrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marrow-vs-matron)
- **maroon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maroon-vs-matron)
- **Manson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manson-vs-matron)
- **Maison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maison-vs-matron)
- **macron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macron-vs-matron)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amtron`, `marton`, `matorn`, `matrno`, `matronn`, `matrron`, `mattron`, `mmatron`, `mtaron`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/matron