day school

noun

: an elementary or secondary school held on weekdays

specifically : a private school without boarding facilities

Examples of day school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Weiss attended a Jewish day school—which one of her three sisters now heads—and the family spent a couple of summers in Jerusalem, where her parents learned Hebrew. —Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026

At that point, Malik worked just two hours a day while the girl was in the half-day school program. —Julie Z. Weil, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026

Cartwright Elementary School District will be moving back to a five-day school week during the 2026-27 school year after more than five years. —Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 2026

The third-grade children were traveling back to Yeshivat Noam Jewish day school in Paramus after a class trip to the Liberty Science Center when a large rock smashed through the bus window, the school told Fox News Digital. —Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1718, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for day school

• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule
• footstool
• guayule
• lobule
• misrule
• preschool
• pustule
• whirlpool