schoolboys

noun

plural of schoolboy
1
as in schoolchildren

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2
as in youngsters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolboys
  1. students
  2. youngsters
  3. readers
  4. teenagers
  5. kids
  6. juveniles
  7. kiddies
  8. minors
Noun
  • Musical selections will bee provided by students from Havre de Grace High School.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026
  • If the data are screened for students from low-income families, most of the performance gap disappears.
    — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of students
Noun
  • His foot speed, for example, is not like that of fellow youngsters Marat Khusnutdinov and James Hagens.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The more exotic and dangerous plunges happen from the adjacent cliffs, with youngsters jumping from 20 to 40 feet, and some as much as 50 feet.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • Our readers have been shopping deals on everything from a $160-off Dyson Airwrap and a Costco membership freebie to Patagonia gear, Bath & Body Works candles and a surprisingly affordable Dooney & Bourke bag (seriously, under $100 is crazy).
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Marry Me Chicken Soup Cream cheese is the secret to success in this silky smooth soup that’s consistently at the top of the charts among BHG readers.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of readers
Noun
  • Earlier this month, settlers killed two teenagers in a raid on the village of al-Mughayyir.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • There’s still the nonchalance, the feeling of being all-powerful that many teenagers have.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • The passage about the group of hippies going out to the pueblo and giving the Native kids LSD and hooking up on the tribe’s sacred ground until they get run off is priceless.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Each year, Kenny Wilson and her husband pile their two kids into the car and drive hours from her Texas home to a cruise port in Galveston.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • Judge Anne Hwang determined his prior murder conviction no longer applied as a felony under a landmark 2016 change in California law that barred prosecutors from trying juveniles as adults without a judge’s approval.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Folsom police said complaints involving the devices have risen sharply, particularly those involving juveniles on roads, in parks and on bike paths.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of juveniles
Noun
  • This new Cannon offering, filled with chintzy special effects, a ludicrous story line and campy performances, will likely bore adults but have the kiddies clamoring for more.
    — Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
  • The folks behind the Golden Arches has just announced two new meals to mark the occasion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup— a new Adult Happy Meal and one for the kiddies.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
Definition of kiddies
Noun
  • While existing law prevents health care providers from providing gender affirming procedures for minors, the bill would bar them from performing, attempting to perform, or referring a minor for this care.
    — Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of minors
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