: old enough to go to school
school-age children

Examples of school-age in a Sentence

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Venice, Italy Venice, Italy is a great vacation choice for school-age kids, says Ashley Wali, family travel expert at Wanderlux.com, which specializes in family trip planning. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025 There have been three deaths reported in this outbreak: two school-age children in Texas and one adult in New Mexico whose death is under investigation. Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025 Two of their school-age children, currently in prekindergarten and first grade, attend Clifford Davis Elementary School in the Fort Worth Independent School District. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025 Older adults have the Banta Senior Center and school-age children have the Boys & Girls Club, but young adults ages 18 to 22 don’t have a similar place to hang out. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 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 May. 2025.

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