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madam meaning in Tamil

மேடம்

/ˈmædəm/

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Philippines/mɐˈdam/

madam in Tamil: மேடம். In English, madam means a polite form of address for a woman or lady.

Tamil words for madam

மேடம்

English meaning of madam

  1. noun A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
  2. noun The mistress of a household.
  3. noun A conceited or quarrelsome girl.
  4. noun A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

Full definition of madam

madam in a sentence

  • Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying on made her look fat. The sales assistant just said, “It suits you, 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.
  • Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam.

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Questions about madam in Tamil

What is the meaning of madam in Tamil?
Madam in Tamil is மேடம்.
madam என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Madam: மேடம்.
What does madam mean in English?
Madam means a polite form of address for a woman or lady.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “madam”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: madam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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