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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I said we’re going to have men and women here, and they said, “No, no, there’s never any coed bathing here.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

The conditions they face are often punishing: In Mexico, platforms are isolated with limited communication, living situations are dorm-style and sometimes coed, and many workers have short-term contracts with little protection.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023

As my colleague Dan Bilefsky reported, the man denied accosting the girl or her mother, telling Castanet, a local online news website, that he only asked an official if the event was coed.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2023

If neither method settles the issue, then a student would compete either on a boys’ team or coed team.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Luma enrolled at Hobart and William Smith College, a coed school in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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