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Another word for a family matriarch is mother or mom. Typically, the mother is the one who rules a family, tribe, or clan.

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Use matriarch in a sentence?

MAtriarchal is The family revolved around the mother as the head of the family thus making it a matriarchal family since the father had passed away some years ago .


What is the Female Head Of Family called?

matriarch


What do you call the oldest female and male in your family?

If the oldest members of the family are seen as leaders, the oldest female is the family matriarch, and the oldest male is the family patriarch.


How would you put matriarch in a sentence?

"Jimmy's grandmother is a matriarch: everybody in the family bows to her authority."


What does matriarch?

A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.


Powerful mother-figure in family?

That would be a matriarch.


What would the oldest women in a family be called?

A. Matriarch


When someone call you a matriarch?

It means the woman has the power in the relationship, so if you're female....then they're calling you powerful.Clarification:A matriarch is the female head of the extended family, which is usually the eldest female member. It can be your grandmother, mother, aunt, etc.Likewise, a patriarch is the male head of the extended family, also usually the eldest male family member.


Is the matriarch of the family the oldest female?

Often, but not always. "Matriarch" is formed of two words: "mater", meaning mother, and "archon" meaning leader. A matriarch is therefore a mother who is the leader of the family. If the mother is not a leader of the family she is not a matriarch. If there are no parents, the leader of the family may be the eldest sister, but although she is the oldest female, she is not a matriarch because she is not a mother.


In The Munsters the matriarch of the family was Morticia?

False - It was Lily Munster


What is the head of the family called?

matriarch


Is a patriarch male or female?

A patriarch is male and a matriarch is female. Abraham was a patriarch and Sarah was a matriarch.

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