schoolma'am
schoolma'am · schoolma'ams
A schoolmarmA schoolmarm.
» Anne promptly exclaimed, with her best "schoolma'am" air, "Oh, Davy, gentlemen don't do things like that."
Unvermittelt rief Anne, ganz Schulmeisterin: „Aber David! Ein Kavalier tut so etwas nicht!“
Meaning
1 senses(informal)A schoolmarm.
More definitions
- a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
Examples
1 sentencesAnne promptly exclaimed, with her best "schoolma'am" air, "Oh, Davy, gentlemen don't do things like that."
deUnvermittelt rief Anne, ganz Schulmeisterin: „Aber David! Ein Kavalier tut so etwas nicht!“ — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From school + ma'am.From school + ma'am.
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Forms
plural: schoolma'ams| Singular | schoolma'am |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict):schoolmarmschoolmistressmistress