madame

/mษ™หˆdษ‘หm/

IPA: /M AE1 D AH0 M/

noun
  1. 1

    A polite form of address for a woman or lady.

    โ€œLater, Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. โ€œWould madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?โ€ the waitress asked.โ€

  2. 2

    The mistress of a household.

  3. 3

    A conceited or quarrelsome girl.

    โ€œSelina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam.โ€

  4. 4

    A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

    โ€œAfter she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam.โ€

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