Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To address as "madam".

  2. (ambitransitive, rare)To be a madam; to run (a brothel).

Origin

From Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from ma (“my”) + dame (“lady”), from p

From Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from ma (“my”) + dame (“lady”), from post-classical Latin mea domina. Doublet of Madonna.

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Forms

madams, madaming, madamed, madamed

regular · Lesson

Base formmadam · to madam
3rd person singularmadams
Present participlemadaming
Past simplemadamed
Past participlemadamed

Tenses

madam · madamed · will madam · have madamed

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymadam
he, she, itmadams

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave madamed
he, she, ithas madamed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill madam

Past simpleLesson

all personsmadamed

Word family

2 related words
Relatedpimppimping

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
macronmadA2maddenmadder

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