schoolchild

/ˌskulˈtʃaɪld/

Definitions of schoolchild

1. noun

   a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
   synonyms: pupil, school-age child

   types:

   boarder

   a pupil who lives at school during term time

   day boarder

   a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home

   latchkey child

   a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)

   schoolboy

   a boy attending school

   dayboy

   a day boarder who is a boy

   daygirl

   a day boarder who is a girl

   type of:

   spring chicken, young person, younker, youth

   a young person (especially a young man or boy)