dame-school

[ deym-skool ]
/ ˈdeɪmˌskul /

noun (formerly)

a school in which the rudiments of reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to neighborhood children by a woman in her own home.

Origin of dame-school

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby dame-school

British Dictionary definitions for dame school

dame school

noun

(formerly) a small school, often in a village, usually run by an elderly woman in her own home to teach young children to read and write