: old enough to go to school
school-age children

Examples of school-age in a Sentence

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There were then two more cases confirmed by DSHS last week, who were both described as being unvaccinated, school-age children in Gaines County. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025 That’s when school-age participants in 4H and FFA programs in Texas select their calves. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025 Only half of all school-age children in the region attend school. Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025 They were identified on Wednesday as Diana Avery, Thomas Bowen, his wife Tiara Bowen and their school-age sons Joshuha Bowen, Eli Bowen and Karmen Bowen. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for school-age 

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of school-age was in 1741

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“School-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school-age. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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