- schoolmarms
- 'school·marm || 'skuËlmÉ‘rm /-mÉ‘Ëm n. female schoolteacher, female instructor (esp. a strict one)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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schoolmarm — UK [ˈskuːlˌmɑː(r)m] / US [ˈskulˌmɑrm] noun [countable] Word forms schoolmarm : singular schoolmarm plural schoolmarms informal a woman who is old fashioned, strict, and very easily shocked Derived word: schoolmarmish adjective … English dictionary
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