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materfamilias

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The female head of a household.

Examples

The materfamilias and her daughters do a good deal of the housework, and even open the front door on occasion.”
That my old-country materfamilias is actually Chinese--Mandarin Chinese, yet--is a negligible discrepancy.”
Anyway, attendees for the hen weekend included fellow astronaut Katy Perry, the two most prestigious Kardashians – Kim and materfamilias Kris Jenner – as well as Eva Longoria, who travelled onward to Cannes to present Lauren with last night’s humanitarian award.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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