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

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

Families with school-age kids are spending differently this year, and the shift changes when stores stock shelves, when deals hit and when parents finally check the last item off the list. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

These rhythms can abruptly change the demands placed on people, such as when school-age children are on break but parents are still expected to work at the same pace. — Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

Fashion matters for school-age children (5-18) more than ever, but the economic climate is testing parents’ wallets. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 Aug. 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