as in wives
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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If women want to be trad wives and men want to see a sexy sidekick in their action movies, why not let them?—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Keaton became the go-to actress for family matriarchs and long-suffering wives in the years that followed, with memorable performances in The Other Sister, The Family Stone, and Town & Country.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Madams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madams. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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