n.
A woman teacher, especially one who is regarded as strict or old-fashioned.
[SCHOOL1 + dialectal marm (variant of MA'AM).]
schoolmarmish school'marm'ish adj.
schoolmarm
Dictionary:
school·marm (skūl'märm')  also school·ma'am
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a woman schoolteacher
Synonyms: schoolmistress, mistress
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