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schoolgirl

schoolgirl

60 1.0
A girl who goes to school, usually as a child or teenager
  • noun
  • /ˈskuːlɡɜːrl/
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  • On the playground, the schoolgirl shared her lunch with her friends.
  • year-old schoolgirl
  • 14-year-old schoolgirl
  • schoolgirl pregnancy

Among the victims, a beautiful schoolgirl named Paulina.

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Examples

  • The schoolgirl raised her hand to answer the teacher's question in class.

  • "Vespasia folded her hands in her lap and paid attention like a schoolgirl in class.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The school strike started with one schoolgirl in Sweden, millions of people now involved all around EU, all around the world.

  • Among the victims, a beautiful schoolgirl named Paulina.

  • Every schoolgirl loves to curtsy to the Queen.

  • Alice and Dorothy, two schoolgirls, had extraordinary adventures on the way to growing up.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Her appearance today, at once disarming and challenging, is probably due to her schoolgirl coiffure.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Literary standards were set at what was deemed acceptable reading for 14-year-old schoolgirls.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Aino Krohn started keeping a diary as a schoolgirl but destroyed her earliest diaries in the 1930s.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Every schoolgirl wears a uniform while attending high school.

Synonyms

student
vsschoolgirl
1.0

A person who studies at a school or university

is specifically female rather than gender-neutral
pupil
vsschoolgirl
80 1.0

A child who goes to school and learns from a teacher

is specifically female rather than gender-neutral
schoolchild
vsschoolgirl
37 1.0

A child who goes to primary or secondary school

is specifically female rather than gender-neutral
schooler
vsschoolgirl
  • US
35 3.0

A student who attends classes as a child or teen

is specifically female rather than gender-neutral
school-age child
vsschoolgirl
4 1.3

A child old enough to go to school, usually between five and fifteen years old

is specifically female rather than gender-neutral
schoolie
vsschoolgirl
  • UK
8.1

A child who goes to primary or secondary school

is specifically female rather than gender-neutral

How Educated

postgraduate
  • UK
3 4.0
graduate
551 3.4
college girl
  • Informal
14 2.0
schoolgirl
60 1.0

Surface Forms

schoolgirl singular
schoolgirls plural

Morphology

schoolgirl = school + girl (transparent) = school + girl

The meaning is a straightforward compound of 'school' + 'girl' referring to a girl who attends school.

Etymology

Schoolgirl is made from school and girl, where school comes from an old word meaning 'a place to learn' and girl means 'a young female', so a schoolgirl is simply a girl who goes to school.