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schoolmarm

Syllabification: (school·marm)
Pronunciation: /ˈsko͞olˌmä(r)m/

Definition of schoolmarm

noun

  • a schoolmistress (typically used with reference to a woman regarded as prim, strict, and brisk in manner).

Derivatives

schoolmarmish

adjective

schoolmarm in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of schoolmarm in the British & World English dictionary