matriarch

Other Mommy promises to nurture Bela, but clearly she represents the worst type of matriarch imaginable: one who is frightening, controlling and dangerous.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner has once again removed her Hidden Hills, Calif., mansion from the market—after wavering over the sale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Kardashian matriarch and “momager” extraordinaire Kris Jenner has once again removed her iconic Hidden Hills, Calif., mansion from the market—after wavering over the sale.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Her presence, too, is felt in the people who now inhabit the space, like her granddaughter Charley, 25, whose easy warmth recalls qualities long ascribed to the matriarch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

My grandmother still lives in the same home in the Bronx, presiding as ever as the family matriarch.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

So yeah, that femme performance is so defining of how to hold yourself, to be erect because matriarchs are the oaks of families.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

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

But I’m going to spend the coming year caring more about the matriarchs in my life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

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