Plural of schoolchild
irregular plural
The plural of schoolchild is schoolchildren.
Forms of schoolchild
| Singular | schoolchild /ˈskuːlt͡ʃaɪld/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | schoolchildren |
| Countable | countable |
Schoolchildren in a sentence
- Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress.From the entry battery
- The number of schoolchildren known to have truanted from this school has been unusually high.From the entry truant
- I travelled home on a crowded single-decker - over half of the passengers were schoolchildren.From the entry single-decker
- The schoolchildren were told to cut the noise.From the entry cut
- Schoolchildren sometimes slide each other notes during class.From the entry slide
Meaning of schoolchild
- noun A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.
Other irregular plurals
Questions about the plural of schoolchild
- What is the plural of schoolchild?
- The plural of schoolchild is schoolchildren.
- Is schoolchild countable?
- Schoolchild is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: schoolchild (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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