ma'am C2+ Topic:House & Home Also spelled maam and marm US /mæm/ UK /mæm/ See IPA manual Homophones mam /mæm/ Minimal pairs Sounds like mom /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Meanings 1 noun A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam. Madam me no Madam, but learn to retrench your vvords; and ſay Mam; as yes Mam, and no Mam, as other Ladies VVomen do. Madam! 'tis a year in pronouncing. 2 noun A polite and formal way to address a woman. Ma'am, will you be attending the dinner this evening? 3 noun A respectful term of address to a woman of higher rank or position. – Sergeant, have the platoon in formation and ready for inspection at 0800. – Aye aye, ma'am. 4 noun A title for a married woman. That is Ma'am Smith, the matriarch of the Smith families. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a form of address for a... 'mmarm 4 noun · a title for a married woman. 'er indoorsball and chainbetter halfbossbridedutchfrowgeezer Word family Derived forms grandma'ammamsirmarmmemsahibno'mschoolma'amschoolma'amishschoolmarmschoolmarmishschoolmarmishlyschoolmarmishnessschoolmarmy Related forms ma'amselle Etymology The noun is a contraction of madam, and represents a regional pronunciation of that word in the United Kingdom. The verb is derived from the noun. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ma'am **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /mæm/ **IPA (UK):** /mæm/ ## Meanings 1. A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam. 2. A polite and formal way to address a woman. 3. A respectful term of address to a woman of higher rank or position. 4. A title for a married woman. ## Examples - Madam me no Madam, but learn to retrench your vvords; and ſay Mam; as yes Mam, and no Mam, as other Ladies VVomen do. Madam! 'tis a year in pronouncing. - Ma'am, will you be attending the dinner this evening? - – Sergeant, have the platoon in formation and ready for inspection at 0800. – Aye aye, ma'am. - That is Ma'am Smith, the matriarch of the Smith families. ## Derived Forms - grandma'am - mamsir - marm - memsahib - no'm - schoolma'am - schoolma'amish - schoolmarm - schoolmarmish - schoolmarmishly - schoolmarmishness - schoolmarmy ## Related Forms - ma'amselle ## Etymology The noun is a contraction of madam, and represents a regional pronunciation of that word in the United Kingdom. The verb is derived from the noun. ## Topics - House & Home markdown