: old enough to go to school
school-age children

Examples of school-age in a Sentence

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The voice acting is flat, but the colorful visuals and cute animal characters (dogs, rabbits) should appeal to toddlers and younger school-age children. Dina Gachman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 This sustains a damaging cycle for thousands of school-age kids in migratory families that can’t find affordable places to live. Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025 Locally, Parent to Parent volunteers help more than 2,000 families of school-age children and young adults with special needs in Miami-Dade. Caitlin Granfield, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025 Before the war, UNRWA said its 288 schools educated 300,000 students in Gaza, nearly half of the territory’s school-age children, and its 22 medical clinics handled 2.6 million patient visits a year. Jack Nicas, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025 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 2 Feb. 2025.

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