school age

NOUN

the time when one attends compulsory school

Synonyms

WEAK

early years juvenescence juvenility younger days youth

Example Sentences

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When my eldest reached school age, I couldn’t imagine sending him to a typical public school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Dr McClean said the current data is incomplete but it suggests the uptake among school age children will be similar to last year.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Lawyers Cynthia Santiago and Robert Simon said Jimenez had stopped to warn the agents that a group of school age children would soon be coming.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Harrison says she has been into some schools recently to watch consent workshops with primary school age children, describing them as "brilliant".

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

He looked high school age, fifteen or so.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu