the usual way of beginning a formal letter to a woman whose name you do not know: Dear Madam, I am writing on behalf of your uncle,Mr. James Ross. See more. [ S ] UK disapproving. a young girl who behaves like an older woman, expecting others to obey her: She's turning into a proper little madam.

The usual English term for politely addressing a woman is madam or its abbreviation ma'am . In English, relatively few job titles are un-gendered. [citation needed]

I have read the meaning of "madam" on Google and it is said to be a respectful title for a woman, or a woman who runs a house of prostitution: A woman who is running a brothel where prostitutes work for money is an example of a madam. Please clarify. american-english british-english Share Improve this question edited Dec 29, 2020 at 15:31