head of household

English Thesaurus

1. the head of a household or family or tribe (noun.person)

hypernym	:	chief, head, top dog,
definition	:	a person who is in charge (noun.person)

hyponym	:	materfamilias, matriarch,
definition	:	a female head of a family or tribe (noun.person)

hyponym	:	paterfamilias, patriarch,
definition	:	the male head of family or tribe (noun.person)