schoolma'am
/ˈskuːlˌmæm/
noun
- A female teacher, especially in a traditional or rural school setting.
- The schoolma'am taught all eight grades in the one-room schoolhouse.
- The children brought the schoolma'am a basket of apples as a thank-you gift.
- In the old photographs, the schoolma'am stood sternly beside her students.
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