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madams

madams is the plural of madam.

madams is the third-person singular simple present indicative of madam.

Meaning of madam

Noun

madam (plural madams or mesdames)

  1. A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
    • Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying on made her look fat. The sales assistant just said, “It suits you, madam”.
  2. The mistress of a household.
    Synonyms:
    dame, woman, lady, matron, mistress
  3. (colloquial) A conceited or quarrelsome girl.
    • Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam.
  4. (slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.
    • After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam.
  5. (India, derogatory, slang) A hated or contemptuous woman; used as a general term of abuse

See all 8 meanings of madam

Noun capitalized: Madams

Madams

  1. (plural) plural of Madam

Phrases with madams

Questions about madams

What is madams the plural of?
Madams is the plural of madam.
What part of speech is madams?
Madams is a noun.

Words near madams in the dictionary

  1. madamish
  2. madamji
  3. madamjis
  4. madammed
  5. madamming
  6. madams
  7. Madan
  8. Madang
  9. madanga
  10. madangas
  11. Madani

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