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schoolmarm
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school·marm  (sklmärm) also school·ma'am (-mäm, -mm)
n.
A woman teacher, especially one who is regarded as strict or old-fashioned.
[school + dialectal marm (variant of ma'am).]
schoolmarmish adj.
schoolmarm [ˈskuːlˌmɑːm]
n Informal
1. a woman schoolteacher, esp when considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned
2. Brit any woman considered to be prim, prudish, or old-fashioned
[from school1 + marm, variant of ma'am. See madam]
schoolmarmish  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.schoolmarmschoolmarm - a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am, schoolmistress, mistress
school teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level
Translations
schoolmarm [ˈskuːlmɑːm] N (pej) → institutriz f
schoolmarm [ˈskuːlˌmɑːm] n (pej) → maestrina
schoolmarm [ˈskuːlˌmɑːm] n (pej) → maestrina


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