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

Love Joy’s was the only one that resembled the kind of proper house drawn by all school-age children the world over, with proper walls and a roof that properly tapered. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

But, Catholic school officials are claiming that part of the reason for their steady growth is the influx of school-age Catholics coming from Latin America and the Caribbean. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

As the Wu Wei Tea Temple’s new owner, D’Antonio, who’s 49 and lives in Forest Knolls with his partner, Alicia, a Kaiser nurse, and their three school-age children, is delighted to be part of what is a very different milieu for him. — Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Take some examples from modern-day culture, such as NASA’s Mars Odyssey and the school-age creative problem-solving competition, Odyssey of the Mind. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 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