madonna
ma·donna [madonna madonnas] BrE [məˈdɒnə] NAmE [məˈdɑːnə] noun 1. the Madonnasingular the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ 2. countable a statue or picture of the Virgin Mary •a madonna and child Word Origin: late 16th cent. (as a respectful form of address to an Italian woman): Italian, from ma (old form of mia ‘my’) donna ‘lady’ (from Latin domina).
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