Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

m'lady

/məˈleɪdi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: m'la-dy
IPA: /məˈleɪdi/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

My Lady (used to address peers temporal, judges, etc).

Humorous

verb

To address as “m’lady”.

Example Sentences

"[…]when people living in the same social set m’lorded and m’ladied each other with much frequency."
"[…]lavishly “M’Ladyed,” as was the fashion of the day."
"Then he was coming down the slope to her, m’ladying her again: “It’s the lady who telephoned, m’lady. I wasn’t sure whether you would wish to receiver her, m’lady. So I asked her to wait in the hall until I ascertained whether you had returned, m’lady”."
"Fanny (how much Tom had told her about Fanny) m’ladied her and took her cloak."
"“[…]Please get out of the habit of m’ladying me, once and for all, and reserve it for Grandmama.” “Yes, m’lady!” “There you go again!”"
"If only she could get him to stop m’ladying her..."

Etymology

Elision of my + lady.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

m'ladies (plural) milady (alternative) m'ladies (present, singular) m'ladying (participle, present) m'ladied (participle, past) m'ladied (past)

Frequently Paired Words

madam mademoiselle m'lord

Rhymes With

lady brady shady sadie milady fraidy spady blady zayde tradey

Questions

How do you pronounce m'lady?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈleɪdi/.
What does m'lady mean?: My Lady (used to address peers temporal, judges, etc).
Where does m'lady come from?: Elision of my + lady.

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