English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "matronies" is 'n byvoeglike naamwoord wat 'n vrou beskryf wat kenmerkend is van 'n volwasse, middeljarige of bejaarde vrou, veral in voorkoms of manier. Hierdie term word dikwels gebruik om 'n vrou te beskryf wat waardig, statig en matronelik in voorkoms of gedrag is. Dit kan ook verwys na 'n vrou wat 'n ma of 'n hoof van 'n huishouding is.

Sentence Examples

  1. Captain Anner Cayninn, a matronly teacher and guardian of many of the female cadets, was moving them through the door like her little chicks into the hen house.
  2. Collins, the matronly woman who had inherited this small inn from her dead husband, had been more than eager to draw the bath herself.
  3. When they emerged into daylight, the matronly woman was removing a hatpin from between her teeth while the man had settled down with a newspaper.