madam

noun

ˈma-dəm How to pronounce madam (audio)
Definition of madamnext
as in wife
the female partner in a marriage the madam and I are planning to go out for a nice dinner on our anniversary

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Recent Examples of madam Ladies’ first big blowup concerns a rumor that an old fair-weather friend of Myka’s is a madam. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026 This, dear sirs and madams, is where your policy reaches a truly impressive level of bureaucratic creativity. — Yehiel Kyle Israel, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026 Her character is a notorious, luxurious madam with family connections to organized crime. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026 How could the story of New York’s most notorious madam, a woman who had the likes of Dutch Schultz, Wallace Beery, Robert Benchley, and Dorothy Parker as regulars throughout the Roaring Twenties be boring? — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for madam
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wife
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  • Created by Rowan Joffé, the series follows Jonah Lynn (Liev Schreiber), a former homicide detective turned recluse following the death of his wife and daughter.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Office Lounge offers a variety of signature cocktails, from $15 to $17, like the after hours (reposado tequila, orange juice, lime juice and agave), the work wife (tequila mezcal, strawberry purée, lime juice and Tajín).
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of wife

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“Madam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madam. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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