- ma'am
- UK [mæm] / US / UK [mɑːm]
noun spoken
1) American used for talking politely to a woman whose name you do not knowExcuse me, ma'am, do you know what time it is?
2) British used for talking to a queen, princess etc or to a woman of high rank in the police or the armed forcesYes, ma'am.
English dictionary. 2014.