| Main Entry: | matriarch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ruler |
Synonyms: |
dame, dignified woman, dowager, grande dame, matron, mother, queen |
Antonyms: |
patriarch |
| Main Entry: | elder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | older person |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, ancient, forebearer, golden ager, matriarch, old fogey, oldest, oldster, patriarch, senior, senior citizen, superior, veteran |
| Notes: | elder is used when precedence with respect to birth order is the point; older is used when the point is seniority with respect to age |
Antonyms: |
junior, minor, youngster, youth |
| Main Entry: | father/mother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | founder, inventor |
Synonyms: |
administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, dean, elder, encourager, generator, initiator, introducer, leader, maker, matriarch, motor, mover, organizer, originator, patriarch, patron, prime mover, promoter, promulgator, publisher, sire, sponsor, supporter |
| Main Entry: | forebearer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family predecessor |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, author, begetter, forerunner, founder, materfamilias, matriarch, originator, parent, paterfamilias, patriarch, precursor, primogenitor, procreator, progenitor, relative, sire |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge, female or male |
Synonyms: |
administrator, boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commandant, commander, commanding officer, conqueror, controller, director, employer, general, governor, guide, guru, head, head person, instructor, judge, lord, manager, matriarch, overlord, overseer, owner, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, ruler, schoolmaster/ mistress, skipper, slave driver, spiritual leader, superintendent, supervisor, swami, taskmaster, teacher, top dog, tutor, wheel |
Antonyms: |
servant |
| Main Entry: | mom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mother |
Synonyms: |
child-bearer, grandmother, ma, mama, matriarch, matron, mommy, mum, mumsy, parent |
| Main Entry: | senior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | older person |
Synonyms: |
ancient, doyen, doyenne, elder, elderly person, first-born, golden-ager, grandfather, grandmother, head, matriarch, old folk, old-timer, oldster, patriarch, pensioner, retired person, senior citizen |
Antonyms: |
inferior, junior, younger |
| Main Entry: | grandmother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grandam |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, dowager, gram, grandma, granny, maternal forebear, matriarch |
| Main Entry: | matron |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | woman |
Synonyms: |
administrator, biddy, dame, dowager, grande dame, housekeeper, housemother, lady, matriarch, mother, superintendent, wife |
Antonyms: |
patron |
| Main Entry: | dowager |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | old woman |
Synonyms: |
matriarch, matron, widow |