schoolchild

noun

school·​child ˈskül-ˌchī(-ə)ld How to pronounce schoolchild (audio)
: a child attending school

Examples of schoolchild in a Sentence

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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 Take the first siege of Sevastopol, an event every Russian schoolchild knows about. Susan Richards, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2014 Every Japanese schoolchild knows the real historical character and the peaceful era that followed. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for schoolchild 

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of schoolchild was in 1801

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“Schoolchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolchild. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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schoolchild

noun
school·​child ˈskül-ˌchīld How to pronounce schoolchild (audio)
: a child attending school
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