Feminine

matrona

Meaning

  1. (feminine) matron
  2. (feminine) midwife

Concepts

rich woman

birth attendant

traditional birth attendant

Synonyms

mujer honrada

partera tradicional

partera empírica

mujer del jilacata

mujer acaudalada

ama de siervos

Frequency

29k
Hyphenated as
ma‧tro‧na
Pronounced as (IPA)
/maˈtɾona/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin mātrōna (“matron”), from māter (“mother; matron”).

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