Young people who attend school; kids in the process of being educated.
Compound of 'school' (from Greek 'skhole' meaning 'leisure' or 'discussion place') and 'children' (Old English 'cild'). The modern sense developed when schooling became institutionalized.
The Greek word for school originally meant 'leisure'—schools were places where people had enough free time to learn! It's ironic that today students often feel the opposite of leisured. The word's origin reveals how much our relationship with education has changed.
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