matrona

/maˈtɾona/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
matronas

Meaning

  1. midwife

    • La matrona atendió el parto.

      The midwife attended the birth.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

comadrona

matrona is another synonym for "midwife," and can also mean "matron," an older, respected woman, in other contexts.

Similar in other languages

French

sage-femme

sage-femme is the French word for the same thing — both mean "midwife."

Portuguese

parteira

parteira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "midwife."

Practice

1 What does matrona mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ atendió el parto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches matrona?

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