: old enough to go to school
school-age children

Examples of school-age in a Sentence

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For couples with school-age children, August might be as good a month as any to initiate divorce. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026 That’s what Chicago’s school-age children will experience May 8-9. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026 The Eaton fire bounced Katerjian and her elementary-school-age son and daughter from place to place. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026 California law requires most school-age children to receive two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, allowing exemptions only for specific medical conditions. Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for school-age

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 17 Jan. 2026.

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