Grandmother
Grandmother noun - The mother of your father or mother.
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Matron and grandmother are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Matron" instead a noun "Grandmother".
Nearby Words: grandmotherly, grandmothering
Matron
Matron noun - A dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority.
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Synonyms for Matron
Grandmother and matron are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grandmother" instead a noun "Matron".
Nearby Word: matronly
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- Cool Old Lady: Matron, more commonly known as 'Matey' (generally held to be Matron Lloyd), one of the longest-serving members of staff, and Rebecca Learoyd, the grandmother who Jacynth and Gay encounter in Gay from China at the Chalet School.
Source: Literature / Chalet School
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