madame

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

noun

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.”

OriginFrench madame ← Old French ma dame →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

madame1

nounmadame (plural madames or mesdames)

plural madames · plural mesdames · alternative Madame

  1. alternativeAlternative form of madam.

Madame2

nounMadame (plural Madames or Mesdames)

plural Madames · plural Mesdames

  1. Alternative letter-case form of madame.
  2. 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.

    1 more example

    Soong Mei-ling is often known as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchma dame“my lady”
  2. Frenchmadame
  3. Englishmadame

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with madame

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Cite this entry
APA

madame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madame

MLA

“madame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madame. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “madame,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/madame.

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