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Ms vs Madam - What's the difference?

ms | madam |

As a symbol ms

is .

As a noun madam is

french governess.

ms

Translingual

Symbol

(head)
  • The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Montserrat.
  • ----

    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.
  • The mistress of a household.
  • (colloquial) A conceited or quarrelsome girl.
  • ''Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam .
  • (slang) A woman who runs a brothel.
  • After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam .

    Synonyms

    * dame * woman * lady * matron * mistress

    See also

    * pimp