Hyphenation of matron

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word matron? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ma-tron

Definitions of matron:

1.	A married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
2.	A wardress in a prison
3.	A woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution

Synonyms of matron:

noun	wife, married woman
noun	wardress
noun	head nurse, nurse, woman, adult female

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.