In French, madame literally means "my lady." Definitions of madame. title used for a married Frenchwoman. type of: dame, gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madam.

There are three honorifics commonly used in French, and they function much the way "Mr.," "Mrs.," and "Miss" do in American English. Men of all ages, married or single, are addressed as monsieur. Married women are addressed as madame, as are older women. Young and unmarried women are addressed as mademoiselle.

French honorifics are based on the wide use of Madame for women and Monsieur for men.

❋ Conclusion. The titles Madame and Mademoiselle are both used to address women in French, but they have different meanings and usage. Madame is used to address a woman who is married or a woman over the age of 18, while Mademoiselle is used to address a young woman who is not married or a single woman of any age.