schoolmarm

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From school + marm

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈskulˌmɑɹm/

[edit] Noun

schoolmarm (plural schoolmarms)

1. (US, slang) A woman who is a teacher, especially a teacher in a schoolhouse; may carry the connotation she is severe.

   The schoolmarm, running the old west one-room school, is a stock character in western movies.

2. A person, male or female, who exhibits characteristics attributed to schoolteachers of the old times (as strict adherence to arbitrary rules, is strict on those who don't comply to those rules, etc.)