Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ma'am
1 sense of ma'am
Sense 1
dame, madam, ma'am, lady, gentlewoman -- (a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady")
=> woman, adult female -- (an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted")