schoolkid

noun

school·​kid ˈskül-ˌkid How to pronounce schoolkid (audio)
: a child or teenager attending school

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Daily, adults and schoolkids take in exhibits about chattel slavery and Jim Crow, Reconstruction and the civil-rights movement, and leave with a deeper understanding of American history in all its darkness and its promise. David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025 What makes the book such a joyful surprise are the unique stories Wolf shares – meeting first lady Eleanor Roosevelt as a schoolkid, his tenure living with future Hollywood icon David Lynch. Steve Baltin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 But culturally—in New York, at least—a better comparison might be to the corner pizzeria swiftly doling out slices on paper plates to schoolkids, budget-minded parents, and late-night revellers. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 But to a Catholic schoolkid accustomed to seeing priests as untouchable vessels of piety — so naïve, right? David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for schoolkid

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of schoolkid was in 1934

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“Schoolkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolkid. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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