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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSchool-Age Child
/skuːl eɪdʒ tʃaɪld/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A child who is of the age to attend school, usually between the ages of 5 and 18.
"The program is designed to support school-age children in their academic endeavors." - 2
A demographic category used in educational and social contexts to refer to children who are enrolled in primary or secondary education.
"School-age children often require additional resources to succeed in their studies."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'school-age child' combines 'school', derived from the Latin 'schola', meaning a place of learning, and 'age', from Old French 'age', referring to a period in life. The phrase has evolved to specifically denote children typically between the ages of 5 and 18 who are eligible for formal education.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "School-Age Child" is said worldwide
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Enfant d'âge scolaire
Transliteration: ɑ̃fɑ̃ daʒ skɔlɛʁ
"Le programme est conçu pour les enfants d'âge scolaire."
Schulkind
Transliteration: ʃuːlkɪnd
"Das Programm richtet sich an Schulkind."
Bambino in età scolare
Transliteration: bamˈbino in eˈta skoˈlaːre
"Il programma è progettato per i bambini in età scolare."
Niño en edad escolar
Transliteration: niɲo en eðað eskoˈlaɾ
"El programa está diseñado para niños en edad escolar."
Criança em idade escolar
Transliteration: kɾiˈɐ̃sɐ ẽ iˈdadʒ eskoˈlaʁ
"O programa é destinado a crianças em idade escolar."
स्कूल जाने वाला बच्चा
Transliteration: skool jaane waala bachcha
"यह कार्यक्रम स्कूल जाने वाले बच्चों के लिए है।"
学龄儿童
Transliteration: xué líng ér tóng
"该计划旨在支持学龄儿童。"
학교에 다니는 아이
Transliteration: hakgyo-e danineun ai
"이 프로그램은 학교에 다니는 아이들을 지원합니다."
就学年齢の子供
Transliteration: shūgaku nenrei no kodomo
"このプログラムは就学年齢の子供を対象としています。"
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