Melba

[ mel-buh ]

noun

1. (Dame) Nellie Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong, 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
2. a female given name.

Melba

/ ˈmɛlbə /

noun

1. MelbaNellie, Dame18611931FAustralianMUSIC: operatic soprano Dame Nellie, stage name of Helen Porter Mitchell. 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano
2. do a Melba slang.
   to make repeated farewell appearances

Example Sentences

Melba Newsome is a freelance science, health, and environmental journalist in Charlotte, North Carolina.

From Salon

Many people at a fundraising celebration held at Melba’s Restaurant in Harlem after Salaam’s swearing-in mentioned Trump — mostly to note Salaam’s transcendence amid Trump’s legal woes.

From Seattle Times

Melba’s is the go-to place for comfort food — like a warm, fuzzy blanket.

From New York Times

And the third recording was the clearest yet: the waltz from “Romeo and Juliet,” also from the Met, sung by the Australian soprano Nellie Melba.

From New York Times

Whoever invented them should have given them an attention-getting, proper double-name like Captain's Wafers, Ritz Crackers, Melba Toast and Wheat Thins.

From Salon