co-ed

See also: coed

English

Alternative forms

coed

Etymology

Short for the original phrase coeducational referring to an educational institution that taught males and females together.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊˌɛd/

Adjective

co-ed (comparative more co-ed, superlative most co-ed)

Of an educational institution, that teaches both males and females.
Of any location, that mixes males and females.
A co-ed band.

Translations

that teaches both males and females

Chinese:
Mandarin: 男女同教的 (nán-nǚ tóng jiāo de)
Finnish: yhteis- (fi)
French: mixte (fr) m or f
German: gemischt (de)
Japanese: 共学 (ja) (kyōgaku)
Polish: koedukacyjny (pl)
Portuguese: misto (pt)
Spanish: mixto (es)
Tamil: இருபாலர் (ta) (irupālar)

that mixes males and females

Chinese:
Mandarin: 男女的 (zh) (nán-nǚ de)
Finnish: yhteis- (fi)
French: mixte (fr)
German: gemischt (de)
Polish: koedukacyjny (pl)
Portuguese: misto (pt)

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Translations to be checked

Dutch: ^{(please verify)} gemengd (nl)
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} miksita
Ido: ^{(please verify)} mixita (io)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} misto (it)

Noun

co-ed (plural co-eds)

(US, dated, informal) A young woman who attends college.
- 1980, Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior:
  I gazed wistfully at the pretty coeds.
- 1968, Evan Esar, 20,000 Quips and Quotes:
  To many a student the most appealing subject in college is a coed. A coed is usually less interested in what she gets out of college than whom.
(US, dated, informal) A (generally young) woman, especially on the campus of a college or other educational institute.
- 1959, The Michigan Technic, "The Coed":
  1959: A coed is exotic with mascara on her eye lashes, demureness in a sweater, and 'the future homemaker' with a can opener.

Translations

dated: young woman who attends college

Dutch: studente (nl) f
Finnish: opiskelijatar
French: étudiante (fr) f
German: Studentin (de) f
Polish: studentka (pl) f

young woman

Finnish: neitonen (fi)
Japanese: 女子 (ja) (joshi)

Anagrams

Deco, OECD, code, deco, ecod