The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SIRES , but the solution may also be MAAMS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Terms of address crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SIRES | 33 % | 5 |
| MAAMS | 33 % | 5 |
| MADAMS | 33 % | 6 |
Why may MAAMS be the right solution?
"Ma'ams" is a plural form of "ma'am" which is a shortened form of "madam". It is a polite and formal way to address women, especially in the military or law enforcement. Therefore, "terms of address" is an appropriate clue for "MAAMS" as it refers to how one would address a group of women.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Terms of address
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- appellation
- denomination
- title
- titular
- education
- titled
- adjunct
- instruction
- protocol
- token
- instructional
- indoctrination
Crossword Answer definitions
SIRES noun- A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
- A male animal; a stud, especially a horse or dog, that has fathered another.
- A father; the head of a family; the husband.
- A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
- (of a male) to procreate; to father, beget, impregnate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SIRES
- Fathers
- Kingly addresses
- Horse fathers
- Stable dads
- Farm dads
- Fathers on a farm
- Names on pedigrees
- Paddock parents
- Pedigree names
- Equine dads
More clues leading to the result MAAMS
- Women of the house
- Sirs' partners
- Sirs' counterparts
- Sirs' opposites
- Polite addresses
- 47 Down's counterparts
- Thank-you-___ (bumps in the road).
- Titles of respect.
- Titles, for short.
- Titles of address