Madam vs Wife - What's the difference?
madam | wife |
The mistress of a household.
(colloquial) A conceited or quarrelsome girl.
(slang) A woman who runs a brothel.
A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
* (The Fisherman and His Wife)
* , chapter=10
, title= The female of a pair of mated animals.
As nouns the difference between madam and wife
is that madam is A polite form of address for a woman or lady.wife is a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.madam
English
Noun
(wikipedia madam) (en-noun)- ''Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying on made her look fat. The sales assistant just said, “It suits you, madam ”.
- ''Later, Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. “Would madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?” the waitress asked.
- ''Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam .
- After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam .
Synonyms
* dame * woman * lady * matron * mistressSee also
* pimpwife
English
Noun
(wives)- My wife and I have decided to have a baby.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}