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Noun: Madonna  mu'dó-nu
  1. The mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honoured by Roman Catholics
    - Mary, Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin, Our Lady
     
  2. United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)
    - Madonna Louise Ciccone

Derived forms: Madonnas

Type of: female parent, ma [informal], mam [UK, informal], mama [informal], mamma [informal], mammy [informal], mater [UK, archaic, informal], mom [N. Amer, informal], momma [N. Amer, informal], mommy [N. Amer, informal], mother, mum [Brit, informal], mumma [informal], mummy [informal], singer, supermom [informal], vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer

Encyclopedia: Madonna, Matthew