Matron

Matron is a term for:

a staid and dignified woman
an older (at least middle-aged) married woman with children
a woman who acts as a supervisor in an institution such as a school, hospital, or prison.

There is also an adjective matronly which means something like staid, demure or sedate, in the way of a matron.

Articles related to School(s)
Levels	Preschool • Kindergarden • Primary school • Intermediate school • Secondary school • Tertiary school
Types	Boarding school • Home school • One-room school • Orphanage • Public school • Private school • Reformitory
Parts	Auditorium • Cafeteria • Classroom • Dormitory • Office • Reformatory • School uniforms • Schoolyard
People	Cheerleader • Dean • Hall monitor • Headmaster • Housemaster • Matron • Prefect • Pupil • Safety patrol • Schoolboy • Schoolchild • Schoolgirl • Student • Teacher • Tutor
Concepts	Class • School uniform • School (game) • Apposing • Detention • Truancy • Fagging • Education • School corporal punishment • Schoolie • School spanking story
"Old School" schools	Hong Kah Secondary School (Singapore) • Saint Andrew's Secondary School (Singapore)
"Schools	Alexander City Schools • Anniston City Schools
"Related"	School corporal punishment • Brownie • Girl Scout • Fraternity and sorority spanking
"Howta's"	How to run an institution with strict discipline

See also