Get to know Schoolchild better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like pupil or youth.
Schoolchild meaning
A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.
Using Schoolchild
- The main meaning on this page is: A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.
- Useful related words include: school-age child, pupil, young person, youth.
Context around Schoolchild
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Schoolchild
- In this selection, "schoolchild" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, american, saved and watches stand out and add context to how "schoolchild" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a schoolchild might liken and a schoolchild saved from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "schoolchild" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with schoolchild
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
During a live broadcast, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin answers the questions of a girl named Iiris as another schoolchild watches at home. (23 words)
A schoolchild saved from a stranded cable car hanging hundreds of feet above a mountain valley in said he thought he was ‘going to die’. (25 words)
Excerpts released on Tuesday provided an unflattering portrait of the president, who was described by aides in disparaging terms that included being likened to a schoolchild. (26 words)
A schoolchild might liken this to wanting to carry over the six gold stars received in year 6 to the HSC and university admission, but I recognise that Morrison doesn’t like children pointing out his failings in terms of their future. (42 words)
Lancaster's supporters responded that any schoolchild could avoid cheats, given the opportunity, and that the government was not paying for the education, and thus deserved no say in their composition. (31 words)
These are among the scars on this country that every American — schoolchild or adult, of any race — should learn about in detail, keep learning about and never forget. (28 words)
Example sentences (6)
A schoolchild saved from a stranded cable car hanging hundreds of feet above a mountain valley in said he thought he was ‘going to die’.
During a live broadcast, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin answers the questions of a girl named Iiris as another schoolchild watches at home.
A schoolchild might liken this to wanting to carry over the six gold stars received in year 6 to the HSC and university admission, but I recognise that Morrison doesn’t like children pointing out his failings in terms of their future.
These are among the scars on this country that every American — schoolchild or adult, of any race — should learn about in detail, keep learning about and never forget.
Excerpts released on Tuesday provided an unflattering portrait of the president, who was described by aides in disparaging terms that included being likened to a schoolchild.
Lancaster's supporters responded that any schoolchild could avoid cheats, given the opportunity, and that the government was not paying for the education, and thus deserved no say in their composition.