milady
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milady
- /mɪˈleɪdi/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪdi
Where it comes from
Partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my + lady, partly from French milady, from English my Lady. Compare milord.
noun miladies · m'lady
- An English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a person; a lady.
verb miladies · miladying · miladied · miladyed
- To address as “milady”. It may be as well to warn travellers of certain suspicious, half-genteel-looking men, speaking bad English, and Miladying every female.
Translations
Talk about this word "milady." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/milady. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. milady. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/milady "milady." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/milady.Cite this
@misc{milady_2026,
title = {milady},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milady},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
