marm

Quaint term, educator

Marm is a compressed form of madam or ma'am, now old-fashioned or dialectal.

It survives mainly in schoolmarm, referring to a female teacher, especially one perceived as prim or strict.

On its own, marm sounds rural or archaic: Yes, marm.

furry

coat

Outer garment or layer

  • pelageMammal's fur collectively
  • fluffySoft and light-textured
  • softYielding to touch

plush · fuzzy · woolly · shaggy · downy · thick · warm · insulating · cuddly · chubby

alpine

mountain

Tall natural landmass

talus · meadow · elevation · altitude · ridge · glacier · summit · peak · valley · timberline

behavior

whistling

Blowing air tunefully

burrowing · hibernation · torpor · foraging · sunbathing · colony · social · territorial · grazing · fattening

mammal

groundhog

North American burrowing marmot

hibernator · herbivore · Sciuridae · squirrel · prairie dog · gnawer · whistler · fauna · wildlife · colony

Opposites
formality/modernity of address

marmdude

Informal word for man

bro · sis · girl · babe · hon

gender in address terms

marmsir

Formal male address

mister · guy · gentleman · guv · master

behavioral connotation (schoolmarm sense)

marmfree spirit

Uninhibited, unconventional person

wild child · rebel · libertine · nonconformist · bohemian

Phrases
Family

marmalade, mammary

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G