madame

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madame^¹

/məˈdæm/ UK
/məˈdɑːm/ UK
/ˈmæ.dəm/ UK
/məˈdæm/ US
/məˈdɑm/ US
/mæˈdæm/ US
/mæˈdɑm/ US
/ˈmæ.dəm/ US

Rhymes with -æm, -ɑm, -ædəm

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna.

noun madames · mesdames · Madame

alternative Alternative form of madam

Madame^²

noun Madames · Mesdames

Alternative letter-case form of madame
A title equivalent to Mrs. or Ms., used for French-speaking women and (by custom) certain other individuals. It is abbreviated as Mme. The Queen welcomed President and Madame De Gaulle.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: madam, lady, gentlewoman, dame, signora, matron, señora, frau, granny, mam, senora, missus, mrs, memsahib, mistress, milady

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"madame." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/madame. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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madame. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/madame

Chicago

"madame." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/madame.

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@misc{madame_2026,
  title = {madame},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/madame},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}