schoolma'am

[ skool-mam, -mahm ]

noun

1. schoolmarm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of schoolma'am¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; school ¹ + ma'am

Example Sentences

"Some people are a bad lot, schoolma'am, an' I'm one of 'em."

From Project Gutenberg

Certainly the American woman who wishes to lead effectively and aspiringly can no longer be either of the insipidly fashionable or the smart, assertive, schoolma'am type.

From Project Gutenberg

Teachers can even take on the role of Victorian schoolma'am to tick off kids the old-fashioned way.

From The Guardian

Of course her only chance was to attract a jaded glance by her positive plainness, her schoolma'am air, her decent unobtrusiveness.

From Project Gutenberg

Will your 'schoolma'am' let you come away with me?

From Project Gutenberg