different between lady vs madame
lady
English
Etymology
From Middle English lady, laddy, lafdi, lavedi, from Old English hl?fd??e (“mistress of a household, wife of a lord, lady”, literally “bread-kneader”), from hl?f (“bread, loaf”) + d??e (“kneader”), related to Old English d??e (“maker of dough”). Compare also lord. More at loaf, dairy, dough. Unrelated to lad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?le?di/
- Rhymes: -e?di
- Hyphenation: la?dy
Noun
lady (plural ladies)
- (historical) The mistress of a household.
- A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
- The feminine of lord.
- A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
- A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.
- (polite or used by children) A woman: an adult female human.
- (in the plural) A polite reference or form of address to women.
- (slang) Used to address a female.
- (ladies' or ladies) Toilets intended for use by women.
- (familiar) A wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.
- A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.
- (slang) A queen (the playing card).
- (attributive, with a professional title) Who is a woman.
- (Wicca) Alternative form of Lady.
- The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.
- (Britain, slang) A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)
- (slang) A woman’s breast.
Derived terms
- Pages starting with “lady”.
Related terms
- fakaleit?
- Lady
Descendants
Translations
References
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ?ISBN
See also
- lord
- gentleman
- ladies' room
- broad
Anagrams
- DALY, Daly, Dyal, Lyda, layd, yald
French
Etymology
From English lady.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?.di/, /le.di/
Noun
lady f (plural ladys)
- lady (wife of a lord; important woman)
Synonyms
- dame, madame
Further reading
- “lady” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English lady.
Noun
lady f (invariable)
- lady (wife of a lord; important woman)
Synonyms
- dama, donna (archaic), signora
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ladi, laddy, lafdi, lavedi
Etymology
From Old English hl?fd??e, in turn from hl?f (“bread, loaf”) + d??e (“maid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la?di?(?)/
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /?lavdi?(?)/
Noun
lady (plural ladys)
- lady (important woman)
Descendants
- English: lady (see there for further descendants)
- Yola: laady
References
- “l?d?(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la.d?/
Noun
lady f
- inflection of lada:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English lady.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?leidi/, [?lei?.ð?i]
Noun
lady f (plural ladies)
- lady (wife of a lord; important woman)
Further reading
- “lady” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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madame
English
Alternative forms
- Madame
Etymology
Borrowed from French madame, from Old French ma dame (“my lady”). Doublet of madam and Madonna.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /m??d??m/, /?mæ.d?m/
- (US) IPA(key): /m??dæm/, /m??d?m/, /mæ?dæm/, /mæ?d?m/, /?mæ.d?m/
- Rhymes: -æm
Noun
madame (plural madames or mesdames)
- Alternative form of madam
Derived terms
- Madame Bishop
Related terms
- croque-madame
- grande madame
- Madame Berthe's mouse lemur
- Madame Tussaud's
Anagrams
- ma'amed
Finnish
Noun
madame
- madam
Declension
French
Etymology
ma +? dame From Old French ma dame (my lady).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.dam/
Noun
madame f (plural mesdames)
- a title or form of address for a woman, formerly for a married woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, used both in direct and third-person address.
- Si vous êtes libre, pourriez-vous aider madame, s'il vous plaît?
- If you're free, could you help this lady, please?
- Si vous êtes libre, pourriez-vous aider madame, s'il vous plaît?
- madam, Mrs. or Ms.
- (in children's language, childish) Lady, woman.
- Dis merci à la madame.
- Say thank you to the lady.
- Dis merci à la madame.
- the female employer of a domestic servant
- 2020, Laure Stéphan, « Ma Madame m’a dit qu’ils ne pouvaient plus me payer » : au Liban, le calvaire des domestiques éthiopiennes, Le Monde:
- Mazaa, 23 ans, ancienne nourrice et femme de ménage, croix autour du cou, cache son visage. « Ma Madame (employeuse) m’a dit qu’ils ne pouvaient plus me payer. [...] »
- Mazaa, 23 years old, former nanny and housekeeper, a cross around her neck, hides her face. "My madame (employer) told me they couldn't pay me anymore. [...]"
- Mazaa, 23 ans, ancienne nourrice et femme de ménage, croix autour du cou, cache son visage. « Ma Madame (employeuse) m’a dit qu’ils ne pouvaient plus me payer. [...] »
- 2020, Laure Stéphan, « Ma Madame m’a dit qu’ils ne pouvaient plus me payer » : au Liban, le calvaire des domestiques éthiopiennes, Le Monde:
Synonyms
- dame, lady
- (title, form of address): (abbreviations) Mme, Mme.
Derived terms
Coordinate terms
- mademoiselle
- monsieur
Descendants
- ? Russian: ?????? (madám)
Further reading
- “madame” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
madame f
- plural of madama
Middle English
Alternative forms
- ma dame, madam, madaum, maydame, madde dame
Etymology
From Old French madame; compare dame.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma?da?m(?)/, /ma?dam(?)/, /ma?-/
Noun
madame (plural madames)
- madam (polite term of address or (less often) title for a noble lady)
Descendants
- English: madam; ma'am
- Scots: madam
References
- “ma-dam(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- madama
Etymology
Borrowed from French madame.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ami
Noun
madame f (plural madames)
- madam (polite term of address to a woman)
- madam (mistress of a household)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French madame.
Noun
madame f (plural madames)
- madam (polite term of address to a woman)
- madam (mistress of a household)
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