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Definition of madam noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

madam

noun
 
/ˈmædəm/
 
/ˈmædəm/
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  1. [singular] (formal) used when speaking or writing to a woman in a formal or business situation
    • Can I help you, madam?
    • Dear Madam (= used like Dear Sir in a letter)
    see also ma’am
  2. [countable] (especially British English, informal, disapproving) a girl or young woman who expects other people to do what she wants
    • She's a proper little madam.
  3. [countable] a woman who is in charge of the people working as prostitutes in a brothel
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ma dame ‘my lady’.
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