dame

1. 1.

   informal terms for a (young) woman

   Synonymsdollwenchskirtchickbird

   Broadergirl
2. 2.

   a woman of refinement

   “a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady”

   Synonymsmadamma'amladygentlewoman

   Broaderwoman

   Narrowergrande damemadame

Other forms of dame

plural

dames·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dame

What does dame mean?

dame means "informal terms for a (young) woman". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dame?

dame has 1 syllable: dame. In IPA it is /ˈdeɪm/.

What is another word for dame?

Close synonyms include doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dame a common word?

dame is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.