Definition of "schoolmarm" in English

noun

1. (US, slang) A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict.

2. (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.

verb

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