ma'am
Use Ma'am in a sentence
Origin:
1660–70; by contraction
1660–70; by contraction
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| —n | |
| short for madam | |
| usage Ma'am is used as a title of respect, especially when addressing female royalty | |
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Ma'am
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ma'am
also maam, 1660s, colloquial shortening of madam (q.v.). Formerly the ordinary respectful form of address to a married woman; later restricted to the queen, royal princesses, or by servants to their mistresses.
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Example sentences
The baggers in the grocery store all politely called me ma'am.
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