schoolmarm
schoolmarm · schoolmarms
A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strictA female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict.
US/ˈskulˌmɑɹm/
Meaning
3 senses(US, slang)A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict.
Lehrerin, Schullehrerin
(broadly)Someone who acts like a schoolmarm, especially in being stern and prissy.
A tree with two or more trunks; a forked tree.
More definitions
- a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
female teacher:
Origin
From school + marm (“madam”).From school + marm (“madam”).
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Forms
plural: schoolmarmsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict):schoolma'amschoolmistressmistress