matriarch

matriarch is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
2. noun. a female head of a family or tribe

   Synonyms: materfamilias

3. noun. a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

Synonyms

materfamilias

Common word forms

matriarchs, matriarchal

Words from these letters

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