: old enough to go to school
school-age children

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Haitian police on Monday arrested the mayor of a small rural town where 25 people, including school-age children, died over the weekend in a deadly stampede inside the historic Citadelle fortress. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 The two school-age daughters attend private school. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026 Roughly one in four school-age kids, or 25%, wear glasses or contacts, a proportion that increases as kids get older, according to 2019 federal survey data. Kristen Hwang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026 One out of the five people who lost coverage is a child, including 787 infants, 4,000 toddlers and over 15,000 school-age children. Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026 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 22 Apr. 2026.

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