schoolgirl

noun

Definition of schoolgirlnext
1
as in teenybopper

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2
as in schoolboy

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Recent Examples of schoolgirl Two years later, The Mirror, which follows a schoolgirl navigating Tehran alone, took top festival prizes. — Madison Darbyshire, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026 Drugged too, Verla can tell from her slowness, her vacancy—this runaway, schoolgirl, drug addict? — Literary Hub, 10 Mar. 2026 Part schoolgirl, part field jacket, part vintage shop score—this look's charm is in how none of it should quite go together. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026 An only child of negligent parents, Mihich identified with the Roald Dahl character Matilda, a precocious schoolgirl who learns to fend for herself against sometimes cruel adults. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schoolgirl
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolgirl
  1. teenybopper
  2. schoolboy
  3. lass
  4. schoolchild
  5. girl
  6. student
  7. reader
  8. day student
Noun
  • Although the character of Chekov was created largely as teenybopper eye candy, Koenig earned the respect of fans and other cast members.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • At the time, Jackson was pop’s fastest-rising star, having bridged the teenybopper mania of the Jackson 5 with mature disco-soul hits on his 1979 solo breakthrough, Off the Wall.
    — Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of teenybopper
Noun
  • And why is Owen Wilson grinning like an awkward schoolboy at Zeus’s naked daughters?
    — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
  • One picture shows a schoolboy Rogers at the Hawks’ annual presentation evening, wearing a tie in their red and blue colours.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of schoolboy
Noun
  • The plot imperative of future Irina surviving to play a significant role in later seasons of For All Mankind gives us so much runway to imagine wild twists and turns for this crafty lass.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of lass
Noun
  • Learning to read and write cursive was once a rite of passage for practically every American schoolchild.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of schoolchild
Noun
  • Washington state could require genital exams for girls in school athletics.
    — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • A little girl pounding her fists and screaming; none of the visitors nor the staff were allowed to hold her to provide comfort.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of girl
Noun
  • The students said in their briefing that top police officials and the intelligence agencies had served Vucic's party during the protests in violation of the law.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The third victim was a student pilot visiting from the United Kingdom.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of student
Noun
  • Short enough to read in a single sitting, Sara Gran’s chilling story of an architect succumbing to demonic possession will leave readers stunned and unsettled.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
  • What readers are saying The conversation explores concerns about the imposition of religious laws, particularly focusing on the fear of Sharia law and Christian nationalism in the United States.
    — Asifa Quraishi-Landes, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of reader
Noun
  • Of the high school students, 161 are boarders, 23 are day students.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Prince George, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, began at Lambrook when their family moved from London to Windsor in 2022, enrolling as day students at the private school in Berkshire.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of day student

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“Schoolgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolgirl. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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