Definition of "materfamilias" []

• A woman who is the head of a household or the mother of a family. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "And thank you for taking time from your busy days to let us know. materfamilias |"
• "This evening, the spirits seem a little more accurate, particularly when they alight on a group of three Indian women, two older and one younger, who seem thrilled with information from their materfamilias; her grand-daughter is barely able to contain her excitement, even when she's being told to tidy her bedroom."
• "I look forward to reading, first, Petite and someday, your novel. materfamilias |"