middle school

noun

: a school usually including grades five to eight or six to eight
middle schooler noun

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It was also ranked second-best among middle schools in North Carolina, rankings show. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025 Scuba Oversized Half-zip Hoodie The millennial in me will always be a sucker for roomy sweatshirts with thumbholes, and the Scuba Oversized Half-zip Hoodie feels like the age-appropriate evolution of my favorite middle school hoodies. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025 In season 2, Meester joins Nobody Wants This to stir up trouble as Joanne’s middle school rival and Instagram mom-fluencer Abby. Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 Meester plays Abby, Joanne’s nemesis from middle school. Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for middle school

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of middle school was in 1870

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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20school. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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middle school

noun
: a school usually including grades 5 to 8 or 6 to 8

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