a child who attends schoolYounger schoolchildren will receive free milk and fruit.Synonymsstudentpupilschoolboy/schoolchild/schoolgirlThese are all words for a child that 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.Any high school student could tell you the answer.pupil(British English) a person who is being taught, especially a child in a school:The school has over 850 pupils.Pupil is used only in British English and 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.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/schoolchildPatterns 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/schoolchildrenSee related entries:Teaching and learning,People in schools
See schoolchild in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
