Of an educational institution, teaching both males and females.
Mixing males and females; unisex; mixed-gender.
We played in a co-ed band.
A young woman who attends college.
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.
A (generally young) woman, especially on the campus of a college or other educational institute.
1959: A coed is exotic with mascara on her eye lashes, demureness in a sweater, and 'the future homemaker' with a can opener.
Short for the original phrase coeducational referring to an educational institution that taught males and females together.
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A student of either sex at a co-educational institution.
The majority of college coeds are female, but many still have trouble paying for tuition. Scholarships designed specifically for women can be useful in this situation.