headmistress
headmistress noun: a female headteacher.
Noun
headmistress (plural headmistresses)
- A female headteacher.
- Synonyms:
- principal
headmistress meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Arabic
headmistress in Hindi
- female head teacher
- प्राचार्या prācāryā, मुख्याध्यापिका mukhyādhyāpikā
headmistress in Tamil
- தலைமை ஆசிரியை, பள்ளித்தலைவி
headmistress in Marathi
- female head teacher
- मुख्याध्यापिका mukhyādhyāpikā
headmistress in Arabic
- female head teacher
- مُدِيرَة mudīra
Synonyms of headmistress
Forms of headmistress
| plural | headmistresses |
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Origin of headmistress
Compound of head + mistress.
Words formed from headmistress
Questions about headmistress
- What does headmistress mean?
- Headmistress means a female headteacher.
- What is headmistress in Hindi?
- Headmistress in Hindi is प्राचार्या (prācāryā), मुख्याध्यापिका (mukhyādhyāpikā). See Headmistress meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is headmistress?
- Headmistress is a noun.
- What is the plural of headmistress?
- The plural of headmistress is headmistresses.
Words near headmistress in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: headmistress (page history and authors); headmistress (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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