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Synonyms for ma'am


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mam, mahm; unstressed muh m
Phonetic Transcription : mæm, mɑm; unstressed məm



Définition of ma'am

Origin :
  • also maam, 1660s, colloquial shortening of madam (q.v.). Formerly the ordinary respectful form of address to a married woman; later restricted to the queen and royal princesses or used by servants to their mistresses.
  • As in madam : noun a title of address
Example sentences :
  • Oh, ma'am—you're very polite—I feel it a great compliment, I assure you.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • I should think she'd a done something, shouldn't you, ma'am?
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • But I came to you, ma'am, because you seemed to sort of need me most.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • I came to see, ma'am, whether you'd take me back, as I 'aven't got Baby now.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • If you think that, ma'am, it's very cruel and unkind of you to send me away.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • "He's just bad, ma'am," Carter was saying, as Mike reached the steps.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • He's worth a dozen dead men, Ma'am; he's jest stunned; that's all!
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Then he said, meekly, "Does your mother object to tobacco smoke, ma'am?"
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Yes, ma'am, I just passed the carriage in the avenue: she is going home, is not she?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Well, ma'am; but I will ask Mr. Walsingham what he thinks, and show him the paper.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

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