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In kindergarten, we had this Irish Catholic headmistress called Sister Leonie, and I remember she would tell us, say, to put the crayons in the box. I remember thinking, 'Why is everyone finding this so easy? Why should the crayons be in the box?'
Binyavanga Wainaina

Meaning of "headmistress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEADMISTRESS

headmistress  [ˌhɛdˈmistrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEADMISTRESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Headmistress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEADMISTRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Head teacher

A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school. In the past, the headmaster or headmistress of a British private school was often the owner of the school or a member of the owning family, and the position often remained in the family for many generations. In Scotland, such officials are sometimes known as the "rector", most commonly in independent schools. In North America, Australia and Ireland, such officials are usually known as the "school principal", but some schools, primarily independent schools, use the term "headmaster" or "head master". As in Scotland, the term "rector" is still in use in the United States in independent, religious schools as by tradition, the Head of School was also a priest. Some American state schools, such as Boston Latin School, Brooklyn Latin School, and Milpitas High School, also use the term "headmaster", either because of its history or historical connections. In Britain, the terms "headmaster" and "headmistress" used to be the official title throughout both state and private schools, with "head teacher" only being used as a term to refer to them collectively.

Definition of headmistress in the English dictionary

The definition of headmistress in the dictionary is a female principal of a school Gender-neutral form: head teacher.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEADMISTRESS


ambidexterous
ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs
ambidextrous
ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs
anestrous
ænˈiːstrəs
anestrus
ænˈiːstrəs
anoestrus
ænˈiːstrəs
dexterous
ˈdɛkstrəs
dextrous
ˈdɛkstrəs
diestrus
daɪˈiːstrəs
disastrous
dɪˈzɑːstrəs
estrous
ˈiːstrəs
estrus
ˈɛstrəs
impostrous
ɪmˈpɒstrəs
lustrous
ˈlʌstrəs
monestrous
mɒnˈiːstrəs
monstrous
ˈmɒnstrəs
oestrous
ˈiːstrəs
oestrus
ˈiːstrəs
postmistress
ˈpəʊstmɪstrəs
proestrus
prəʊˈɛstrəs
toastmistress
ˈtəʊstˌmɪstrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEADMISTRESS

headline-grabbing
headliner
headlines
headlock
headlong
headman
headmaster
headmasterly
headmastership
headmen
headmistressship
headmistressy
headmost
headnote
headphones
headpiece
headpin
headquarter
headquartered
headquarters

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEADMISTRESS

actress
address
de-stress
distress
enchantress
fortress
huntress
in distress
inner spring mattress
mattress
mistress
seamstress
seductress
shear stress
stress
supporting actress
temptress
tensile stress
tress
waitress
yield stress

Synonyms and antonyms of headmistress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «headmistress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEADMISTRESS

Find out the translation of headmistress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of headmistress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «headmistress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

私立学校 女校长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

directora
570 millions of speakers

English

headmistress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्कूल की संचालिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناظرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

начальница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diretora (de escola)
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্যালয়ের প্রধানশিক্ষিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

directrice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketua wanita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schulleiterin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

>校長
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여자 교장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Headmistress
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nư hiệu trưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைமை ஆசிரியை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुख्याध्यापक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

okul müdiresi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preside
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dyrektorka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

начальниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

directoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διευθύντρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

headmistress
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

headmistress
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

headmistress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of headmistress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADMISTRESS»

The term «headmistress» is regularly used and occupies the 84.551 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADMISTRESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «headmistress» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «headmistress» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about headmistress

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QUOTES WITH «HEADMISTRESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word headmistress.
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Binyavanga Wainaina
In kindergarten, we had this Irish Catholic headmistress called Sister Leonie, and I remember she would tell us, say, to put the crayons in the box. I remember thinking, 'Why is everyone finding this so easy? Why should the crayons be in the box?'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADMISTRESS»

Discover the use of headmistress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to headmistress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Headmistress of Rosemere
At twenty-five, Patience Creighton is already a spinster. The busy headmistress of Rosemere always expected a dashing man to sweep her off her feet and take her away . . . but that man never came.
Sarah E. Ladd, 2013
2
The birthday burglar ; & A very wicked headmistress
In the first of these two short stories, Bassington, a rich little boy who has never had a birthday, decides to steal one from Mrs.
Margaret Mahy, Margaret Chamberlain, 1993
3
The Very Wicked Headmistress
Is Miss Taffeta a mistress of disguise as well? Huge fun from the endlessly original pen of Margaret Mahy with witty illustrations from Margaret Chamberlain.
Margaret Mahy, Margaret Chamberlain, 2006
4
Hilda Annersley: Headmistress
Elinor Brent-Dyer's Chalet School books have been popular for decades, and the characters and events introduced in the series have continued in present day fiction.
Lesley Green, 2005
5
The Headmistress
Since the London evacuations, Hosiers' Girls' Foundation School had survived through a working relationship with Barchester High School - an arrangement that hardly suited Miss Sparling, the headmistress.
Angela Thirkell, 2002
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EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION
is important for the headmistress. Since the Head must be able to set an example in effective teaching techniques, she must have a fairly long experience of teaching and running a pre-school. It is essential for her to be conversant with ...
M. SEN GUPTA, 2009
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Russian Women, 1698-1917: Experience and Expression, An ...
[Administration and Staffing of Gymnasiums and Progymnasiums] 8. Direct administration of a Gymnasium or Progymnasium is entrusted to the Headmistress, who is selected by the Administrative Council. The Headmistress of a Gymnasium is ...
Robin Bisha, Jehanne M Gheith, Christine C. Holden, 2002
8
Private Memoirs of a Kentish Headmistress
Graceful young heiress Miss Abigail Swift founds a new academy to instil discipline into Kentish maidens.
Yolanda Celbridge, 2010
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The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama
HEADMISTRESS: I am not so simple as you imply. If you don't believe me I'll let you be headmistress for a couple of days. WIFE (shaking her head): I am terrified of those children of yours. HEADMISTRESS: You too are a child: naughty and ...
Xiaomei Chen, 2013
10
Journey to Rainbow Island
headmistress is not what she says she is. Do you know what really happened to all those children—the orphans—who have been transferred to other schools?” The teachers were silent, and all looked at the headmistress, who was seething ...
Christie Hsiao, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADMISTRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term headmistress is used in the context of the following news items.
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Parents demonstrate for school head's resignation
Parents demonstrating against the headmistress and the School Development Commitee of Rugare Primary School over alleged ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
2
103-year-old who dedicated her life to youngsters celebrates birthday
A FORMER headmistress, awarded an OBE for teaching disadvantaged youngsters in London's East End, has celebrated her 103rd birthday at her Purbeck ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
3
14 school girls fall sick
Headmistress of Bankura Town Girls' School Krishna Banerjee said the girls of Class IX, X and VII, complained of dizziness and some of them ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Boys held for stealing computers from school
According to police, the headmistress, Sowmini, lodged a complaint with the Otteri police on Monday morning stating that two computers were ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
5
Locals lock up school over alleged creation of false records
At the same time, headmistress of the school, Deepika Shetty, has alleged that death threats were posed to her. She said she would be lodging ... «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»
6
Turkish aid agency donates equipment to Ghanaian school
“Teachers will now have real equipment with which to help students understand what they read in textbooks,” school headmistress Beatrice ... «Anadolu Agency, Jul 15»
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A look at what's driving the rise of co-ed schools
However, the headmistress of one of Britain's most elite boarding schools says that single-sex education is better – at least for teenage girls ... «The Educator, Jul 15»
8
Greece: Bizarre IMF intervention makes everything worse for everyone
... Lagarde who hit the television cameras, proclaiming in hectoring headmistress manner, that Greece must 'implement, implement, implement' ... «For Argyll, Jul 15»
9
Children are rebels with a cause in 'Matilda'
... lowlife parents and puts her at odds with the monstrous headmistress, Miss Trunchbull. Will Matilda help free her schoolmates, sweet teacher ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
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Ivy Townsend - She was an answer to a prayer
After retirement, she went on to become the headmistress of Hill Preparatory School in Port Antonio. In the early 1990s, she founded the ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»

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