MADAM
What does "MADAM" mean?
A polite or formal term of address for a woman.
Meanings
- A polite or respectful form of address for a woman, often paired with a title or role. May I take your coat, madam? formal
- A woman who manages a brothel. The madam kept a careful ledger of the house's accounts.
- A precocious or self-important girl or young woman. She's a proper little madam when she doesn't get her way. informal
Did you know?
- Spell 'madam' backwards and you get 'madam' — the word reads the same in both directions, making it one of English's tidiest palindromes.
Word origin
From Old French 'ma dame' meaning 'my lady', from Latin 'mea domina'; entered Middle English as a courteous form of address.
Remember it
MADAM is a palindrome — it greets a lady the same coming and going.
A little poem
A bow, a word that mirrors as it's said-
madam to madam, front to back, unread.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why is 'madam' the politest palindrome? Because it minds its manners both ways.
What it teaches
Respect, like a palindrome, should read the same from either side of a conversation.
Quick facts
What does MADAM mean?
A polite or formal term of address for a woman.
Is MADAM a valid word?
Yes — MADAM is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MADAM?
MADAM has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MADAM come from?
From Old French 'ma dame' meaning 'my lady', from Latin 'mea domina'; entered Middle English as a courteous form of address.
What can MADAM teach us?
Respect, like a palindrome, should read the same from either side of a conversation.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.