protectress
noun [ C ] uk/prəˈtek.trəs/ us/prəˈtek.trəs/
女性保护人
a woman who protects someone or something
The room is devoted entirely to paintings of Siena's protectress, the Virgin Mary.
The little bird busied himself for some time with his broken wing, and at last he lay down, close to his protectress. 那只小鸟用破碎的翅膀忙了一阵，最后贴近它的女保护人躺了下来。
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- He spent the rest of his life in the home of a wealthy protectress.
- She is the protectress of women in childbirth.
- She is also a warrior goddess and the protectress of springs.