English
Etymology
From OF. madame, from ma �my� + dame �lady�, from post-classical Latin mea domina.
Noun
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- A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
#:Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying on made her look fat. The sales assistant just said, �It suits you madam�.
#:Later Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. �Would madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?� the waitress asked.
- The mistress of a household.
- colloquial 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.
- slang A woman who runs a brothel. Senator Vitter
#:Republican Senator w:David Vitter#Prostitution scandal|David Vitter of Louisiana, whose phone number is in the little black books of more than one madam, has issued a statement saying that god has forgiven him.
#:When she was getting to old to work as a prostitute she became a madam.
Synonyms
dame
woman
lady
matron
mistress
Translations
trans-top|polite term of address to a woman
French: madame#French|madame f
German: gnädig|gnädige Frau f
Italian: signora f
Japanese: 奥�/奥�� (����, okusama)
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Norwegian: frue c
Persian: FAchar|خاÙ�Ù� (khânom)
Polish: pani f
Russian: мадам f, ��да��н� f
Spanish: señora f
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trans-top|woman who manages a brothel
German: Puffmutter f
Norwegian: bordellmamma m, horemamma m
Polish: burdelmama f
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Russian: мадам f
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Related terms
madame
ma dame
ma'am
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