schoolkid

noun

Definition of schoolkidnext
as in schoolchild

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Recent Examples of schoolkid Our sleep needs change over the course of our lifetimes—from 17 hours a day as a newborn, to up to 12 hours as a schoolkid, to the seven- to nine-hour benchmark for adults. — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, the nonprofit Trust for Public Land has worked with schoolkids to renovate playgrounds into inviting community parks in areas with less access to outdoor space. — Anna North, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024 Many American schoolkids can recite the misadventures of scofflaws such as Jesse James, but Moses’s story got forgotten — at least until Roberts went digging. — Drew Goins, Washington Post, 30 July 2024 Through the snores of travelers inches from my face and the antics of schoolkids ignoring their chaperones. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 29 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for schoolkid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolkid
  1. schoolchild
  2. schoolboy
  3. kindergartner
  4. schoolgirl
  5. preschooler
  6. adolescent
  7. kid
Noun
  • In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.
    — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Definition of schoolchild
Noun
  • When a group of schoolboy cricketers founded the club in 1882, their choice of name was ‘Hotspur FC’.
    — Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
  • In September last year, a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy was killed in a second knife attack near another Japanese school in the southern city of Shenzhen.
    — Chris Lau, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Definition of schoolboy
Noun
  • In Illinois, about 91.6% of kindergartners had received the MMR vaccine during the 2023-2024 school year.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Monroe County: 92% of kindergartners were vaccinated, a slight improvement from the previous school year.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of kindergartner
Noun
  • Her resilience in the face of unimaginable adversity—surviving a brutal attempt on her life as a schoolgirl simply for wanting an education—taught me the true meaning of courage.
    — The Glamour editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
  • In another example of Tisch’s argument, a man wanted for several crimes against women, including allegedly groping three schoolgirls, was busted in Queens recently when police first approached him for taking up more than one subway seat.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of schoolgirl
Noun
  • The program is designed for preschoolers, but children of all ages are welcome.
    — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The preschooler appeared to be resting her head on her mom's in another photo.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of preschooler
Noun
  • Madagascar as Ground Zero Climate change is to blame for the scarcity of food and resources in Madagascar, which is causing a mental health crisis among adolescents.
    — Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The adolescent survived the harrowing ordeal with minor injuries — a better outcome than that of another 13-year-old boy who was listed in critical condition after falling from a Queens train on Friday, officials said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of adolescent
Noun
  • The interaction between Bascombe and Adam depicts the challenges for parents looking to decode kids’ online language.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • There will be ongoing egg hunts from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with groups of 20 to 30 kids scrambling for eggs, with separate fields for children ages 6 and older; ages 5 and younger; and young children or kids with special needs.
    — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of kid

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“Schoolkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolkid. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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