Addams

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈædəmz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ad′əmz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ad•dams  (ad′əmz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Charles (Samuel), 1912–88, U.S. cartoonist.
  2. Biographical Jane, 1860–1935, U.S. social worker and writer: Nobel peace prize 1931.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Addams /ˈædəmz/ n
  1. Jane. 1860–1935, US social reformer, feminist, and pacifist, who founded Hull House, a social settlement in Chicago: Nobel peace prize 1931
'Addams' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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