Definitions for madamˈmæd əm; meɪˈdæm, -ˈdɑm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mad•am*ˈmæd əm; meɪˈdæm, -ˈdɑm(n.)(pl.)mes•dames; mad•ams
(often cap.) a respectful term of address to a woman.
a woman in charge of a household.
the woman in charge of a brothel.
* for 1 ;for 2,3 ..
Origin of madam:
1250–1300; ME< OF my lady; see dame
Princeton's WordNet
dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman(noun)
a woman of refinement
"a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
madam, brothel keeper(noun)
a woman who runs a house of prostitution
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
madam(noun)ˈmæd əm
used in formal letters to address a woman
Dear Sir or Madam
Wiktionary
madam(Noun)
A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
madam(Noun)
The mistress of a household.
madam(Noun)
A conceited or quarrelsome girl.
Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam.
madam(Noun)
A woman who runs a brothel.
When she was getting too old to work as a prostitute she became a madam.
Origin: From madame, from ma ‘my’ + dame ‘lady’, from post-classical Latin mea domina.
Webster Dictionary
Madam(noun)
a gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir
Translations for madam
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
madam(noun)
a polite form of address to a woman.
- mevrouAfrikaans

- سَيِّدَهArabic

- госпожаBulgarian

- senhoraPortuguese (BR)

- madam, paníCzech

- gnädige FrauGerman

- frueDanish

- κυρία (προσφώνηση)Greek

- señoraSpanish

- prouaEstonian

- بانوFarsi

- rouvaFinnish

- madameFrench

- גְבֶרֶתHebrew

- महोदयाHindi

- gospođaCroatian

- asszonyom!Hungarian

- nyonyaIndonesian

- frúIcelandic

- signoraItalian

- 奥様Japanese

- 숙녀분, 부인Korean

- madam, miela poniaLithuanian

- kundzeLatvian

- puanMalay

- mevrouwDutch

- fru(e)Norwegian

- (Szanowna) Pani, Proszę PaniPolish

- بانوPersian

- ميرمنPashto

- senhoraPortuguese

- doamnăRomanian

- мадам, сударыняRussian

- madam, paniSlovak

- gospaSlovenian

- gospođaSerbian

- frun, fröken, damenSwedish

- คุณผู้หญิงThai

- bayan, hanımTurkish

- 太太, 夫人Chinese (Trad.)

- пані, добродійкаUkrainian

- خواتین کو عزت سے مخاطب کرنے کا کلمہUrdu

- quý bàVietnamese

- 太太,女士,夫人Chinese (Simp.)

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