co-ed

Questions about co-ed

What does co-ed mean?

co-ed means "a female student at a coeducational college or university". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in co-ed?

co-ed has 1 syllable: co-ed.

What is another word for co-ed?

Close synonyms include college girl, coeducational. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is co-ed a common word?

co-ed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.