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1. Polite form of address for a woman
   - ma'am
    
2. A woman of refinement
   "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand madam";
   - dame, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman [archaic]
    
3. [Brit] A bossy or impertinent girl
   "a proper little madam, the kind of girl that could drive a man crazy with desire...and then just plain crazy"
    
4. A woman who runs a house of prostitution
   - brothel keeper

Derived forms: madams

Type of: adult female, businesswoman, woman

Encyclopedia: Madam, Yemen