Main Entry: Ma·don·na

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈdä-nə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian, from Old Italian ma donna, literally, my lady

Date: 1584

1 archaic : lady —used as a form of respectful address
2 obsolete : an Italian lady
3 a : virgin mary b : an artistic depiction (as a painting or statue) of the Virgin Mary
4 : a morally pure and chaste woman