matriarchal

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The society has been and remains matriarchal and matrilocal, with husbands moving in with their wives’ families.

From Science Magazine

Ramadan’s mom, Alicia, is Black, a New Orleans native, from a large matriarchal family.

From New York Times

A new study reveals how power is passed down in these matriarchal mammals: Elite hyena cubs cultivate their mom’s friends, who help keep them fed and protected throughout their lives.

From Science Magazine

Her mother baked a rum cake every Christmas, too, and Baker sees her pastries as a continuation of a matriarchal family legacy.

From Seattle Times

The narrator’s daughter starts with a taste for clay, like Rebecca, the earth-eating orphan in “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” but in Fragoza’s story, dirt consumption escalates into matriarchal cannibalism.

From New York Times