schoolmarm
English
/ˈskulˌmɑɹm/
noun
Definitions
- (US) A woman who is a teacher, especially a teacher in a schoolhouse; may carry the connotation she is severe and/or a spinster.
- A person, male or female, who exhibits characteristics attributed to schoolteachers of the old times, such as strict enforcement of arbitrary rules.
- (forestry) A tree with two or more trunks; a forked tree.
Etymology
Compound from English school + English marm root from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (hold, possess, overpower, have, overcome, related to overpowering, overcome somebody).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*seǵʰ-
Gloss
hold, possess, overpower, have, overcome, related to overpowering, overcome somebody
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ophiuchus English
- afterschool English
- antischool English
- cyberschool English
- deschool English
- eunuchism English
- eunuchry English
- interschool English
- intraschool English
- marm English
- marmsome English
- minischool English
- multischool English
- non-school English
- nonschool English
- playschool English
- postschool English
- preschool English
- reschool English
- schemat English
- scheme English
- scholar English
- scholarly English
- scholarship English
- scholastically English
- scholasticate English
- scholasticism English
- scholiastic English
- school English
- school-goer English
- schoolable English
- schoolbag English
- schoolbook English
- schoolboy English
- schoolchild English
- schoolcraft English
- schooldame English
- schoolday English
- schooler English
- schoolery English
- schoolest English
- schooleth English
- schoolfellow English
- schoolfriend English
- schoolgirl English
- schoolgoer English
- schoolgoing English
- schoolground English
- schoolhouse English
- schoolie English
- schoolish English
- schoolitis English
- schoolkid English
- schoolless English
- schoollike English
- schoolma'am English
- schoolmaid English
- schoolman English
- schoolmarmish English
- schoolmarmishly English
- schoolmarmishness English
- schoolmarmy English
- schoolmaster English
- schoolmate English
- schoolmiss English
- schoolmistress English
- schoolperson English
- schoolphobia English
- schoolroom English
- schoolscape English
- schoolship English
- schoolteacher English
- schoolteaching English
- schooltide English
- schooltime English
- schoolward English
- schoolwear English
- schoolwide English
- schoolwise English
- schoolwoman English
- schoolwork English
- schooly English
- schoolyard English
- schoolyear English
- sketchy English
- subschool English
- superschool English
- unscholarliness English
- unscholarly English
- unschool English
- шко́ла Russian
- αὐτοσχεδόν Ancient Greek
- εὐνοῦχος Ancient Greek
- συνέχεια Ancient Greek
- σχέδιος Ancient Greek
- σχεδόν Ancient Greek
- σχολή Ancient Greek
- σχολαστικός Ancient Greek
- σχολεῖον Ancient Greek
- σχόλιον Ancient Greek
- σχῆμα Ancient Greek
- Ἀντιόχεια Ancient Greek
- ἐντελέχεια Ancient Greek
- ἐποχή Ancient Greek
- ἑκτικός Ancient Greek
- ἔχω Ancient Greek
- Ἕκτωρ Ancient Greek
- ἰσχουρία Ancient Greek
- ἴσχω Ancient Greek
- ὄχανον Ancient Greek
- *seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *seǵʰwr̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *si-sǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *séǵʰ-tōr Proto-Indo-European
- *séǵʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *séǵʰos, *seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sí-sǵʰ-seti Proto-Indo-European
- *sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *sǵʰ-éh₁-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *segaz Proto-Germanic
- スクール Japanese
- scole Middle English
- स्कूल Hindi
- स्कूली Hindi
- հեզ Old Armenian
- স্কুল Assamese
- *segl- Proto-Celtic
- 死庫水 Chinese
- *saždʰás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *sáȷ́ʰatay Proto-Indo-Iranian
- skule Swahili
- skuli Swahili
- *asaẓḍʰas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- স্কুল Bengali
- jikuuļ Marshallese
- jukuuļ Marshallese
- skul Tok Pisin
- skulfi Tok Pisin
- skulim Tok Pisin
- ਸਕੂਲ Panjabi, Punjabi
- sekoly Malagasy
- *hékʰō Proto-Hellenic
- ṣukuu Yoruba
- sukun Chuukese
- skuul Palauan
- thukuru Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- eskuulaq Yup'ik
- skur Pnar
- skul Pijin
- skul Kriol
- skul Nigerian Pidgin
- marm
- scheme
- school
- sketchy
- scholar
- schemat
- schooly
- reschool
- schoolie
- schooler
- unschool
- marmsome
- eunuchry
- deschool
- schoolkid
- schoolish
- schoolday
- schoolest
- schoolboy
- nonschool
- schooleth
- schoolbag
- subschool
- eunuchism
- schoolman
- Ophiuchus
- schoolery
- preschool
- scholarly
- schoolless
- schooltide
- schoolyear
- minischool
- schoolwear
- schooltime
- schoolwise
- playschool
- schoolmiss
- schoolwork
- schoolgoer
- schoolmate
- schoolship
- schoolmaid
- schoolitis
- antischool
- schoolwide
- schoolable
- schoolbook
- schoollike
- schoolgirl
- postschool
- schooldame
- non-school
- schoolroom
- schoolyard
- schoolward
- schoolscape
- schoolgoing
- school-goer
- intraschool
- cyberschool
- unscholarly
- schoolchild
- schoolma'am
- scholarship
- afterschool
- interschool
- schoolcraft
- schoolhouse
- multischool
- scholiastic
- schoolwoman
- superschool
- schoolmarmy
- schoolperson
- schoolphobia
- schoolfriend
- schoolground
- schoolfellow
- schoolmaster
- schoolmarmish
- scholasticism
- schoolteacher
- scholasticate
- scholastically
- schoolteaching
- schoolmistress
- unscholarliness
- schoolmarmishly
- schoolmarmishness