Madam meaning in english

Thank you, madam. • American English: ˈmædəm/ • Arabic: سَيِّدَةٌ • Brazilian Portuguese: madame • Chinese: • Croatian: gospođa • Czech: paní • Danish: frue • Dutch: mevrouw • European Spanish: • Finnish: rouva • French: • German: gnädige Frau • Greek: κυρία • Italian: • Japanese: 奥様 • Korean: • Norwegian: frue • Polish: pani • European Portuguese: • Romanian: doamnă • Russian: госпожа • Latin American Spanish: • Swedish: frun • Thai: คุณผู้หญิง • Turkish: madam • Ukrainian: мадам • Vietnamese: quý bà

/ˈmædəm/ Other forms: madams Madam is a very formal way to address a woman, particularly an older or married woman. A waiter at a fancy restaurant might say, "Your table is ready, madam." If a stranger calls a woman madam, he probably sees her as a mature, dignified person. If the woman is younger, she is more likely to be called "miss," and sometimes madam is abbreviated as "ma'am." Another kind of madam is a woman who owns or runs a house of prostitution. Madam comes from the French phrase ma dame, "my lady." IXL Comprehensive K-12 personalized learning Rosetta Stone Immersive learning for 25 languages Wyzant Trusted tutors for 300 subjects Education.com 35,000 worksheets, games, and lesson plans TPT Marketplace for millions of educator-created resources ABCya Fun educational games for kids SpanishDict Spanish-English dictionary, translator, and learning Emmersion Fast and accurate language certification Copyright © 2023 Vocabulary.com, Inc., a division of IXL Learning • All Rights Reserved. • Log Out • My Learning • My Proficiency Report • My Profile • Schools & Teachers • My Classes • My SAT Roadmap • My TOEFL Roadmap • My ACT Roadmap • My GRE Roadmap • Assignments & Activities • My Lists • Find a List to Learn... • Create a New List... • My Progress • Words I'm Learning • My Trouble Words • Words I've Mastered • My Achievements • User Administration • User Authentication • My Account