charm school

English

Noun

charm school (plural charm schools)

1. (dated) A school where lessons in etiquette and social skills are taught, often as brief courses for children.

   Synonym: finishing school

   • 2007 March 11, Margalit Fox, “Marjabelle Y. Stewart, 82, White-Gloved Author, Dies”, in New York Times, retrieved 3 Aug. 2008:

     From there, it was a short step to running a charm school, where she taught the children of the powerful how to bow, curtsey and tenderly ladle punch.

Translations

a private school intended to furnish young women with social skills and cultural education — see finishing school

References

• “charm school”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.