Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mam, mahm; unstressed muh m]
- /mæm, mɑm; unstressed məm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mam, mahm; unstressed muh m]
- /mæm, mɑm; unstressed məm/
Definitions of ma'ams word
- noun ma'ams madam (def 1). 1
- noun ma'ams (in Britain) a term used in addressing the queen or a royal princess. 1
- noun ma'ams plural of ma'am. 0
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Origin of ma'ams
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; by contraction
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ma'ams
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ma'ams popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for ma'ams
noun ma'ams
- dame — Dame is a title given to a woman as a special honour because of important service or work that she has done.
- madame — a French title of respect equivalent to “Mrs.”, used alone or prefixed to a woman's married name or title: Madame Curie.
- madonna — the Virgin Mary (usually preceded by the).
- frau — a married woman; a wife.
- signora — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.