madam B2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈmæd.əm/ See IPA manual Freq #1061 Meanings 1 noun A polite way of addressing a woman, especially a customer. The sales assistant smiled and said, "It suits you, madam." 2 noun A woman who runs a brothel. After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a woman who runs a brothel. brothel keeper Word family Forms madams Derived forms bemadammadamhoodmadamishmadamji Related forms m'ladyma'ammadamemademoisellepimppimping Etymology AI details From Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from ma (“my”) + dame (“lady”), from post-classical Latin mea domina. Doublet of Madonna. madame Middle English mea domina Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # madam **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmæd.əm/ **Frequency rank:** 1061 ## Meanings 1. A polite way of addressing a woman, especially a customer. 2. A woman who runs a brothel. ## Examples - The sales assistant smiled and said, "It suits you, madam." - After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam. ## Derived Forms - bemadam - madamhood - madamish - madamji ## Related Forms - m'lady - ma'am - madame - mademoiselle - pimp - pimping ## Roots and Affixes - Root: madame - Root: mea domina ## Etymology From Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from ma (“my”) + dame (“lady”), from post-classical Latin mea domina. Doublet of Madonna. ## AI Etymology Madam comes from Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from ma (“my”) + dame (“lady”), from post-classical Latin mea domina. Doublet of Madonna. In present-day English its meanings include a polite way of addressing a woman, especially a customer and a woman who runs a brothel. The historical chain runs through madame (Middle English), madame (Old French), and mea domina (Latin). Related and derived forms include m'lady, ma'am, madame, and bemadam. ## Topics - Describing People markdown