2 definitions found for schoolmarm

schoolmarm n 1: a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) [syn: schoolmarm, schoolma'am, schoolmistress, mistress]

schoolmarm or schoolma'am noun Etymology: school + marm, alteration of ma'am Date: 1831 1. a woman who is a schoolteacher especially in a rural or small-town school 2. a person who exhibits characteristics attributed to schoolteachers (as strict adherence to arbitrary rules) • schoolmarmish adjective