Synonyms

coed

American

[koh-ed, -ed] / ˈkoʊˈɛd, -ˌɛd /

Or co-ed

noun

Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.

adjective

coeducational.
Older Use. of, relating to, or being a coed or coeds.

coed fads.
for or serving both men and women alike.

Etymology

Origin of coed

1885–90, short for coeducational student

Example Sentences

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The agents decided to forgo asking their supervisors for permission and flashed their badges to access some of the country’s most notorious criminals, including California’s “Coed Killer,” Edmund Kemper.

From Los Angeles Times

Known as Coed Darcy village, the area around the former BP oil refinery was being redeveloped into a new community of 10,000 people and 4,000 homes.

From BBC

We wanted girls to be involved from the start — it was important to us that the league be coed and inclusive to reflect how competitive girls pickleball already is.

From Los Angeles Times

Dion, 14, had left a bag containing an iPhone, football boots, and Apple AirPods in the temporary building at Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed in Newport, when the blaze broke out in July.

From BBC

At an earlier inquest hearing in 2023, Lynne Forbes, manager of the home, which is owned by Coed Du Hall Ltd, was asked whether she accepted that giving Ms Thomas even a small piece of doughnut did not comply with her care plan.

From BBC

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