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ma'am



[ ˈmam]



ma'am   
noun
[ˈmam]

Definition of ma'am

: madam



Recent Examples on the Web


//No, ma'am — getting sick is definitely not worth skipping a short blow-dry sesh.
— Emilie Branch, Allure, "The 11 Best Diffusers for Blow-Drying Curly Hair," 4 Oct. 2018
//But like much of the South, please, thank you, sir, ma'am, and a good helping of eye contact are all the norm.
— Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Essential Things to Know Before You Visit Nashville," 26 Feb. 2018
//But there's something in my room that doesn't feel right ma'am.
— Country Living, "Some Seriously Eerie Things Happened To Me At This Classic San Francisco Hotel," 26 Oct. 2016
//No, ma'am — getting sick is definitely not worth skipping a short blow-dry sesh.
— Emilie Branch, Allure, "The 11 Best Diffusers for Blow-Drying Curly Hair," 4 Oct. 2018
//But there's something in my room that doesn't feel right ma'am.
— Country Living, "Some Seriously Eerie Things Happened To Me At This Classic San Francisco Hotel," 26 Oct. 2016
//But like much of the South, please, thank you, sir, ma'am, and a good helping of eye contact are all the norm.
— Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Essential Things to Know Before You Visit Nashville," 26 Feb. 2018
//Josh Hedrick [in court]: Give us your name please, ma'am.
— Erin Moriarty, CBS News, "Raynella Leath: The Widow on Solway Road," 30 Sep. 2017


First Known Use of ma'am

1668, in the meaning defined above



Dictionary Entries near ma'am

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M&A

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ma'amselle

Ma'dan

MAA



More Definitions forma'am

ma'am

noun

English Language Learners Definition of ma'am

US —used to politely speak to a woman who you do not know
British —used to speak to the Queen or to a woman of high rank in the police or military

ma'am

noun
\ ˈmam \

Kids Definition of ma'am

: madam