{
    "term": "madam",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used when speaking or writing to a woman in a formal or business situation",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can I help you, madam?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dear Madam *(= used like Dear Sir* in a letter)"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a girl or young woman who expects other people to do what she wants",
            "labels": "(especially British English, informal, disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's a proper little madam."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a woman who is in charge of the people working as prostitutes in a brothel",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmædəm/",
                "audio": "ma/madam/madam__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmædəm/",
                "audio": "ma/madam/madam__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French ma dame ‘my lady’."
}