schoolmarm
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noun \-ˌmä(r)m\Definition of SCHOOLMARM
1
: a woman who is a schoolteacher especially in a rural or small-town school
2
: a person who exhibits characteristics attributed to schoolteachers (as strict adherence to arbitrary rules)
— school·marm·ish \-ˌmä(r)-mish\ adjective
See Variants of SCHOOLMARM
school·marm or school·ma'am \-ˌmäm, -ˌmam\
Origin of SCHOOLMARM
school + marm, alteration of ma'am
First Known Use: 1831
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