madame B2 Topic:People & Society US /məˈdæm/ UK /məˈdæm/ See IPA manual Freq #1953 Meanings 1 noun A title used before the name of a French-speaking married woman, like Mrs. The Queen welcomed President and Madame de Gaulle. Etymology AI details Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna. madame Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # madame **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /məˈdæm/ **IPA (UK):** /məˈdæm/ **Frequency rank:** 1953 ## Meanings 1. A title used before the name of a French-speaking married woman, like Mrs. ## Examples - The Queen welcomed President and Madame de Gaulle. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: madame ## Etymology Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna. ## AI Etymology Madame was borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna. In present-day English it covers a title used before the name of a French-speaking married woman, like Mrs. ## Topics - People & Society markdown