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Ms

Ms

2 1.0
A title used before a woman's name whether she is married or not
  • noun
  • /mɪz/
  • UK
translation icon : Sra.
  • The teacher announced, 'Please write your name as, for example, Jane Smith, Ms if you prefer not to disclose your marital status.'

Examples

  • I prefer to be called Ms rather than Miss or Mrs, as it respects my privacy.

  • As you can see from the title, today I will be talking about the time I was almost on the Ellen Show with Miss Ellen DeGeneres herself.

  • l don't know how you say ''Ms'' for ''Mr'', but if there was a ''Ms Mr'', l'm a Ms as well.

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  • So with that, I'd like to introduce the first candidate on our panel that's Miss Juliet Kayam.

  • In formal settings, it's appropriate to address a woman as Ms when you don't know her marital status.

Synonyms

madame
vsMs
  • Formal
36 4.7

A polite title people use for a woman in French, like Mrs

is an English title used for women regardless of marital status
Ms.
vsMs
  • Formal
2.0

A title used before a woman's name that does not show if she is married

is the same title without the written period
Mx
vsMs
  • UK
8.3

A gender-neutral title used before a person's name instead of Mr or Ms

is a woman specific title used regardless of marital status

Surface Forms

Ms singular
Ms. singular

Etymology

Ms was created as a short, neutral form of the old titles Miss and Mrs, and it follows the idea of Mr as a short title for men. So Ms is used for a woman 'regardless of her marital status'.