Library / English Dictionary

    SCHOOL-AGE CHILD

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A young person attending school (up through senior high school)play

    Synonyms:

    pupil; school-age child; schoolchild

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("school-age child" is a kind of...):

    spring chicken; young person; younker; youth (a young person (especially a young man or boy))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "school-age child"):

    boarder (a pupil who lives at school during term time)

    day boarder (a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home)

    latchkey child (a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work))

    schoolboy (a boy attending school)

    Credits


    © 1991-2023 The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin | Titi Tudorancea® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
    Contact