Definition

1. Noun:
   • A school for girls: "nữ học đường" specifically refers to an educational institution exclusively for female students. This term is now considered archaic.
   • A girl's school: It denotes a school where the student body is comprised solely of girls.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà ngoại tôi từng học ở một nữ học đường nổi tiếng thời Pháp thuộc. (My grandmother studied at a famous girl's school during the French colonial period.)
  • "Nữ học đường" là một thuật ngữ ít được dùng trong tiếng Việt hiện đại. ("Nữ học đường" is a term rarely used in modern Vietnamese.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nữ học đường" is primarily found in historical or literary contexts. In contemporary Vietnamese, phrases like "trường nữ" (girls' school), "trường dành cho nữ sinh" (school for female students), or simply the name of the specific school type (e.g., "trường THPT chuyên Lê Hồng Phong (hệ nữ)") are more common.

Variants and Related Words

• Trường nữ (n): Girls' school. (A more modern and commonly used term.)
• Trường nữ sinh (n): School for female students.
• Trường công lập / tư thục dành cho nữ (n): Public / private school for girls.

Synonyms

• Trường con gái: (Informal) School for girls.
• École de jeunes filles: (French) The direct translation and historical equivalent.

Notes on Usage

• "Nữ học đường" is an obsolete compound noun. It is a Sino-Vietnamese word (Hán-Việt: 女學堂) that belongs to an older lexical layer. Learners should recognize it in historical texts but use modern equivalents in active speech and writing.

1. (cũ) School for girl, girl's school