: old enough to go to school
school-age children

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Take a Peek at the School Replacing Teachers with AI By Norton Rainey CEO, ACE Scholarships Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member opinion 0 Parents of school-age children are familiar with the daily routine of getting their kids up and out the door to school. Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 Between October 2024 and April 2025, at least four people in the U.S. have died of pertussis: two infants, one school-age child and one adult. Annette Regan, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025 That same kind of screening doesn’t usually extend to school-age kids, however. Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025 For those with school-age children, compare the school systems — Illinois is ranked 17th in the nation while Indiana is ranked 43rd. Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school-age

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

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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 12 May. 2025.

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