schoolma'am

school·marm

S0141900 (sko͞ol′märm′) also school·ma'am (-mäm′, -măm′)n. A woman teacher, especially one who is regarded as strict or old-fashioned.

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

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school′marm′ish adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

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schoolma'am - a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)schoolmarm, schoolmistress, mistressschool teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level