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schoolchild

noun
🔊/ˈskuːltʃaɪld/
🔊/ˈskuːltʃaɪld/
(plural schoolchildren
🔊/ˈskuːltʃɪldrən/
🔊/ˈskuːltʃɪldrən/
)
(also informal schoolkid)
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  1. a child who attends school学童；（中小学）学生
    • Younger schoolchildren will receive free milk and fruit.年纪较小的学童会得到免费的牛奶和水果。
    Synonyms studentstudent
    • pupil
    • schoolboy/​schoolchild/​schoolgirl
    These are all words for a child who attends school.
    • student a person who is studying in a school, especially an older child:
      • Students are required to be in school by 8.30.学生须在 8:30 以前到校。
      • Any high school student could tell you the answer.随便一个高中生都可以告诉你答案。
    • pupil (British English) a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school:指学生，尤指小学生：
      • The school has over 850 pupils.这所小学有 850 多名学生。
      Pupil is used only in British Englishand is starting to become old-fashioned. Student is often preferred, especially by teachers and other people involved in education, and especially when talking about older children.
    • schoolboy/​schoolgirl/​schoolchild a boy, girl or child who attends school:
      • Since she was a schoolgirl she had dreamed of going on the stage.自从上学以来她就一直梦想着成为演员。
      These words emphasize the age of the children or this period in their lives; they are less often used to talk about teaching and learning: an able schoolboy/​schoolgirl/​schoolchild
    Patterns
    • a(n) good/​bright/​able/​brilliant/​star/​outstanding student/​pupil
    • a naughty schoolboy/​schoolgirl/​schoolchild
    • a disruptive student/​pupil
    • a(n) ex-/former student/​pupil
    • a school student/​pupil
    • to teach students/​pupils/​schoolboys/​schoolgirls/​schoolchildren
    Topics Educationa2