as in schoolboy
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of schoolchild
Every Texas schoolchild deserves the best education possible.
—
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Go to Howe Caverns, the field-trip destination of every upstate New York schoolchild.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023
The schoolchild innocence of the alphabet is juxtaposed with the violence and instability of the historical moment.
—Mark Nowak Anne Boyer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
My bladder felt like an unruly schoolchild waiting for the final bell.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
See all Example Sentences for schoolchild 
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Go to Howe Caverns, the field-trip destination of every upstate New York schoolchild.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023
The schoolchild innocence of the alphabet is juxtaposed with the violence and instability of the historical moment.
—Mark Nowak Anne Boyer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
My bladder felt like an unruly schoolchild waiting for the final bell.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
See all Example Sentences for schoolchild
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolchild
Noun
-
Denzel didn’t just laugh at every joke; the sound coming from his mouth was more like a schoolboy’s giggle.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
-
Day to day, he is treated much like a Victorian schoolboy, subject to petty humiliations and punishments.Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2020
Noun
-
She was inspired by a character of the same name, a schoolgirl with pigtails, who appeared on the covers of Korean textbooks in the ’70s and ’80s.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
-
Harris enlisted actress Molly Shannon, who revived her beloved Saturday Night Live character, Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
Cincinnati Enquirer readers showed up to choose the next Student of the Week for the period ending Dec. 6.Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2024
-
Amidst plenty of frothy fun, Bloom also offers readers a touching missive on embracing one’s true identity and owning one’s power.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
However, most students are too young to recognize the huge implications of this choice, and, furthermore, some students’ parents may not be familiar with the US college application process due to not having gone to college or coming from an immigrant background.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
-
On the Facebook page for Pittsfield High School, a post from April 2021 welcomed Mr. Wiggins as the new dean of students.Jenna Russell, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Paris Reuters — The father of a French pupil whose account of the use of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in a class on free speech indirectly led to the teacher’s brutal murder went on trial on Monday accused of association with a terrorist network.Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
-
Inver Grove Heights schools currently receive $710 per student, more than $1,000 below the per pupil operating levies of nearby school districts in Rosemount, South St. Paul and West St. Paul.Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to remain based in Windsor, living at Adelaide Cottage within Windsor Great Park, and George, Charlotte and Louis are day students at the nearby Lambrook School.Janine Henni, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
-
But among day students, Heff was something of an aristocrat.Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near schoolchild
Cite this Entry
“Schoolchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolchild. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share