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school·marm

 (sko͞ol′märm′) also school·ma'am (-mäm′, -măm′)
n.
A woman teacher, especially one who is regarded as strict or old-fashioned.

[school + dialectal marm (variant of ma'am).]

school′marm′ish adj.
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schoolmarm

(ˈskuːlˌmɑːm)
n
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
[C19: from school1 + marm, variant of ma'am. See madam]
ˈschoolˌmarmish adj
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school•marm

(ˈskulˌmɑrm)

n.
a female schoolteacher, esp. an old-fashioned type.
[1835–45, Amer.]
school′marm`ish, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.schoolmarm - a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)schoolmarm - a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
school teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level
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Translations

schoolmarm

[ˈskuːlmɑːm] N (pej) → institutriz f
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schoolmarm

[ˈskuːlˌmɑːm] n (pej) → maestrina
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`The Trials of a Country Schoolmarm.' It will be a harrowing bit of realism.
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Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley for her repeated threats to take down the names of countries that rejected Washington's demands, saying that she is not "the schoolmarm of the world."
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Horseback Schoolmarm: Montana, 1953-1954 is the memoir of Margot Liberty during the year when, as a new graduate of Cornell University, she worked as a rural teacher in a one-room school in eastern Montana.
She's not some old schoolmarm telling you to do your math."
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