Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schoolmiss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schoolmiss
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated

Example Sentences

"There was nothing there to interest him, he thought, as Euclid and Algebra, French and Rhetoric were bygone things, while young schoolmisses, in braided hair and pantalettes, were shockingly insipid."

Etymology

From school + miss.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

schoolmisses (plural)

Questions

What does schoolmiss mean?: schoolgirl
Where does schoolmiss come from?: From school + miss.

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