Schoolma'am (Noun)
Meaning
A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She recalled the firm voice and the knowing eyes of the stern schoolma'am from her elementary days.
- With the unforgiving rhythm of the old metronome in hand, Miss Harps rose before her piano pupils as an iconic, battle-axe schoolma'am from an age now well in memory.
- Torn photographs covered nearly an inch on that certain tabletop under every word marked – photographs ranging everywhere all except behind on under around his fourth grade year long photographs caption signed sincerely here especially next little letter followed from a prior time of schoolma'am Miss Ella Thompson.
- Eunice portrayed her town teacher so dramatically, stern as schoolma'am kept old ideas on why men worked harder and better behind girls to do chores.
- Her schoolma'am would praise Lark for his simple use over the rest kids in class, usually with each letter read across to read out right.