schoolmarm

noun · verbB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

schoolmarmsschool marmschool-marm

1.
(US, slang)A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict.
2.
(broadly)(by extension) Someone who acts like a schoolmarm; a person acting harsh and stern.
3.
(forestry) A tree with two or more trunks; a forked tree.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

schoolmarms

V_ing/Gerund

schoolmarming

V_ed/pp

schoolmarmedschool marm

1.
(US, slang, transitive)To discipline in the manner of a schoolmarm; to harshly reprimand or chide.

Nguồn gốc từ

From school + marm. ine-pro