schoolma'am

noun

A schoolmarm.

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Meanings

nounschoolma'am (plural schoolma'ams)

plural schoolma'ams

  1. informalA schoolmarm.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)

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schoolmarmschoolmistressmistress
Broader
schoolteacherschool teacherwomanadult female
Also see
ma'ammistressschoolmarmschoolmistress

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From school + ma'am.

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APA

schoolma'am. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolma'am

MLA

“schoolma'am.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolma'am. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schoolma'am,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolma'am.

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