school child

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Eligible households would receive £100 for each primary school child and £150 for each secondary school child during the summer holiday in a lump sum per household.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

After his speech, he huddled with reporters and told us he was as giddy as a school child about energy.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2024

The child was likely exposed to monkeypox through an infected family member and not through school, child care or another public setting, the department said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Now, they might clean in the evening, when the occupants are at dinner and they are free from their other responsibilities, such as school, child care or another part-time job.

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2021

Can one consider it accidental when a school child just before his birthday loses, ruins or breaks his belongings, for example his school bag or his watch?

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund