A housekeeper; especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital
The matron in a nursing home is the woman who is in charge of all the nurses. In the past, the woman in charge of the nurses in a hospital was also called a matron. The Matron at the nursing home expressed a wish to attend
A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners
a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the matron of a school or hospital
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution a wardress in a prison