schoolmarm

school·marm

S0141900 (sko͞ol′märm′) also school·ma'am (-mäm′, -măm′)n. A woman teacher, especially one who is regarded as strict or old-fashioned.

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[school + dialectal marm (variant of ma'am).]

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school′marm′ish adj.

schoolmarm

(ˈskuːlˌmɑːm) n1. a woman schoolteacher, esp when considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned2. Brit any woman considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned[C19: from school¹ + marm, variant of ma'am. See madam] ˈschoolˌmarmish adj

school•marm

(ˈskulˌmɑrm)

n. a female schoolteacher, esp. an old-fashioned type. [1835–45, Amer.] school′marm`ish, adj.

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schoolmarm - a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)schoolma'am, schoolmistress, mistressschool teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level

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