Ma'am definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

People sometimes say ma'am as a very formal and polite way of addressing a woman whose name they do not know or a woman of superior rank. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'ma'am'    Share× Credits× ma'am (mæm ,mɑːm ) vocativenoun Peoplesometimessayma'amasaveryformalandpolitewayofaddressingawomanwhosenametheydonotknoworawomanofsuperiorrank. [mainlyUS,politeness]Wouldyourepeatthatplease,ma'am? COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Scotchmist' HindiTranslationof'ma'am' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps ma'aminBritishEnglish (mæm ,mɑːm ,unstressedməm ) nounshortformadam ▶ USAGEMa'amisusedasatitleofrespect,especiallywhenaddressingfemaleroyaltyCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers ma'aminAmericanEnglish (mæm ;mɑm ) nounInformal madamusedindirectaddress Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. ma'aminAmericanEnglish (mæm,mɑːm,(unstressed)məm) noun1. madam(sense1) 2. (inBritain) atermusedinaddressingthequeenoraroyalprincess Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1660–70;bycontr.] Examplesof'ma'am'inasentence ma'am Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… `Themonument,ma'am,"intonedBunbury,rockingbackslightlyonhisheels.Butterworth,MichaelTHEFIVEMILLIONDOLLARPRINCE(2001)NotuntilIhavetoldyou...IwouldratheraskyouthantheProfessor,ma'am.ElizabethPetersLORDOFTHESILENT(2001) Browsealphabetically ma'am m8 ma machère ma'am Ma'ariv ma-and-pa maa AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'M' Relatedtermsof ma'am thank-you-ma'am Source Definitionofma'amfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 spoke or spoken?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. spoke spokenShecriedwhenshe ofOliver.soar or sore?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. soar soreThepriceofgaswill .hole or whole?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. hole wholeItwistedmyankleinarabbit .muscles or mussels?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. muscles musselsExercisewilltoneupyourstomach .cannon or canon?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. cannon canonOneofthe landedaroundthreemilesaway.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Nov29,2021 Wordoftheday Scotchmist aheavywetmist SEEFULLDEFINITION SEEPREVIOUSWORDS Signupforournewsletter Getthelatestnewsandgainaccesstoexclusiveupdatesandoffers Signmeup LatestWordSubmissions walk-in-wardrobe Nov23,2021 claviature Nov23,2021 Donguibogam Nov23,2021 Sectice Nov23,2021 ViewMoreSubmit CollinsWordoftheYear2021isNFT Theconvergenceofmoneyandtheinternetleadsusto2021’swordoftheyear:NFT.Anabbreviationthatstandsfor“non-fungibletoken”, Readmore BonfireorGuyFawkesNight Onthenightof4November1605GuyFawkes,aCatholic,wasdiscoveredinanundercroftoftheHouseofLordsguardingahoardofgunpowderintendedtoexplodethefollowingdayatthestateopeningofParliamentandtherebyassassinatetheProtestantKingJamesIandannihilatethegovernment. 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