madame
/mษหdษหm/IPA: /M AE1 D AH0 M/
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A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
โLater, Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. โWould madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?โ the waitress asked.โ
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The mistress of a household.
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A conceited or quarrelsome girl.
โSelina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam.โ
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A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.
โAfter she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam.โ
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