Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
schoolma'am is a noun meaning "a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)". It carries one recorded sense.
a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for schoolma'am come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.