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schoolmarm

Pronunciation: /ˈskuːlmɑːm/
Definition of schoolmarm

noun

chiefly North American
  • a schoolmistress (typically used with reference to a woman regarded as prim, strict, and brisk in manner): I gave an exasperated schoolmarm’s laugh [as modifier]:a schoolmarm hairstyle

Derivatives

schoolmarmish

adjective

schoolmarm in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of schoolmarm in the US English dictionary
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