madam
Noun
- A polite form of address for a woman; also, a brothel manager.
- a woman of refinement
- a woman who runs a house of prostitution
- A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- The mistress of a household.
- A conceited or quarrelsome girl.
- A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.
- A hated or contemptuous woman; used as a general term of abuse
Verb
- To address as "madam".
- To be a madam; to run (a brothel).
Examples
- Addressing the tournament director as MADAM, I challenged my opponent’s illegal word in Words With Friends.
- After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a 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.
- Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying on made her look fat. The sales assistant just said, “It suits you, madam”.
- Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from ma (“my”) + dame (“lady”), from post-classical Latin mea domina. Doublet of Madonna.
Synonyms
brothel keeper, dame, gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, abbess, bawd, brothelkeeper, lady abbess, matron, mistress, nookie-bookie, whoremistress, woman
Scrabble Score: 10
madam: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmadam: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
madam: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary