schoolkid

noun

Definition of schoolkidnext
as in schoolchild

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Recent Examples of schoolkid The latter film explores the dramatic effort to save a group of schoolkids stranded in a cable car in a remote area of Northern Pakistan after a high-tension wire snapped, leaving them dangling almost a thousand feet above a valley. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026 Change affects nearly 30 million schoolkids The new rules will change meals served to about 30 million students enrolled in the National School Lunch Program. — Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026 Georgie politely declined the various maple-syrup treats but happily headed to the hill where the schoolkids were. — Rivka Galchen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2023 The plazas hum with life when local schoolkids stop by or there are neighborhood festivals, such as the Undiscovered SF gathering last weekend that celebrated Filipino culture. — San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for schoolkid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolkid
  1. schoolchild
  2. schoolboy
  3. kindergartner
  4. schoolgirl
  5. adolescent
  6. preschooler
  7. kid
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
  • 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
  • Noah, a kindergartener at the time, also had to ride the bus with high school students, until an advocate intervened on the family’s behalf.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Palladino was a kindergartner in Brooklyn when classmates suddenly began being called over the school PA system to go home.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of kindergartner
Noun
  • Yet, just as Cathy’s narrative arc transforms her from New England schoolgirl to — mild spoiler alert!
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Though clearly not human, Nanno (Chicha Amatayakul) is just a schoolgirl who wants to have fun.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of schoolgirl
Noun
  • Ariel Gutiérrez’s intimate coming-of-age drama examines how sudden loss can force an adolescent to confront fear, responsibility and the possibility of rebuilding a life after trauma.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Getty An island that had spent decades pairing glamour with license was perhaps the wrong place to entrust an adolescent to unusually permissive relatives.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of adolescent
Noun
  • Those foundations can begin with something as simple as learning to put on a jacket, a common milestone for a preschooler.
    — Emily Woodruff, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In 1985, Lee’s firstborn, then a preschooler, died in a traffic accident.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of preschooler
Noun
  • The South is cheapest for young kids For families with young children, annual costs are lowest across much of the South.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stopped in London in 2024, the Prince of Wales wanted a photo with his kids and the world-famous singer.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Schoolkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolkid. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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