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schoolchild

DEFINITIONS OF: schoolchild

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n a young person attending school (up through senior high school)

Synonyms:
pupil, school-age child
Types:
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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
dayboy
a day boarder who is a boy
daygirl
a day boarder who is a girl
Type of:
spring chicken, young person, younker, youth
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
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