school-age

adjective

ˈskül-ˌāj 

: old enough to go to school

school-age children

Examples of school-age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, a toddler could be asked to choose between two shirts while a school-age child might be given greater say in homework time after school. — Liz Regalia, Parents, 24 Sep. 2026

Older residents are staying in their homes years after their children graduate from high school or renting them to people without school-age children. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

For renter families with school-age children, BTR leaders can work to expand access to higher-opportunity neighborhoods during the developmental years that matter most. — Thibault Adrien, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

The report said more than one-third of school-age children in Little Rock do not attend Little Rock School District schools. — Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for school-age

• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage
• pelage