matriarch

Friends of Big Bear Valley is pretty confident it’s Jackie, based on photos, videos and the fact that the beloved matriarch has been absent from its livestream cameras for days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Rhode Island’s Morticia, named for the Addams Family matriarch, spent much of its life as a single leaf stalk with multiple leaflets before going dormant, leaving what looked like a big pot of dirt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Later, recounting his fruitless sessions with his hopeless catechumen, Father Mowbray tells the matriarch how he tried to explain to Mottram the concept of papal infallibility:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

"The Godfather is a page turner," Trigiani wrote, "but when I searched for the matriarch, she was sorely missing."

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

She was the matriarch of the family, and it was impossible to picture our lives without her.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

As long as this hunger continues and audiences show up for “The Faithful,” the producers have a wealth of stories to tell beyond the great matriarchs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

Our services are heavy on the patriarchs—and, for some, the matriarchs too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

They started with Italian grandmothers, but Scarvella soon realized it was about all matriarchs, whom he refers to as the “original couriers” of a culture’s cuisine.

From Salon ● May 14, 2025

For nearly 70 years, she played Peggy Woolley in the long-running radio drama: one of the best-loved matriarchs in British broadcasting.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024

I bit and clawed every hand that grabbed me, and howled protestations against going to school; however, I was no match for the two determined matriarchs.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane