schoolkid

noun

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

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At the center of the doc is the engaging Clint Patterson, who was a schoolkid when his father, a former rodeo rider, spearheaded the making of the Bigfoot film and its promotion. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026 The mayor again invited upset schoolkids to throw snowballs at him. Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026 Measles cases in the U.S. are spreading beyond mostly schoolkids and their families. Erika Edwards, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026 The latter film explores the dramatic effort to save a group of schoolkids stranded in a cable car in a remote area of Northern Pakistan after a high-tension wire snapped, leaving them dangling almost a thousand feet above a valley. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schoolkid

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Apr. 2026.

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