HyperDic: schoolchild

English > 1 sense of the word schoolchild:
NOUNperson schoolchild, school-age child, pupila young person attending school (up through senior high school)
schoolchild > pronunciation
Soundsskuw'lchay.ld
Rhymesbeguiled ... wild: 14 rhymes with ayld...
English > schoolchild: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA young person attending school (up through senior high school).
Synonymsschool-age child, pupil
NarrowerboarderA pupil / pupil who lives at school during term time
day boarderA schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals / meals at school but sleeps at home
latchkey childA school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)
schoolboyA boy attending school
Broaderyoung person, youth, younker, spring chickenA young person (especially a young man or boy)
Spanishalumno, discípula, discípulo, escolar
Catalandeixebla, deixeble

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