Home › Words › S › schooldameschooldameschooldame means A schoolmistress.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, schooldame ranks #3,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom school + dame.nounA schoolmistress.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.schoolmaid 78% match — A schoolgirl. vs schooldame →schoolmarm 71% match — To discipline in the manner of a schoolmarm; to harshly reprimand or chide. vs schooldame →schoolmistressly 71% match — Befitting a schoolmistress; in the manner or style of a schoolmistress. vs schooldame →schoolmarmish 69% match — Resembling or characteristic of a schoolmarm. vs schooldame →headmistress 67% match — A female headteacher. vs schooldame →dominie 66% match — A schoolmaster, teacher. vs schooldame →headmistressly 64% match — Befitting a headmistress. vs schooldame →shipmistress 64% match — A female shipmaster. vs schooldame →