ma'am /mæm, mɑːm, məm $ mæm/
noun[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: madam]
1. American English spoken used to address a woman in a polite and respectful way:
May I help you, ma'am?2. British English spoken used to address the Queen or another woman in authority
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