Schoolmates

/ˈskullmeɪts/ noun

Definition

Friends or companions who attend the same school.

Etymology

Compound of 'school' (from Greek 'skhole' meaning 'leisure' or 'place of learning') and 'mate' (from Middle Low German 'mate' meaning 'messmate'). Combined in English around the 16th century.

Kelly Says

The word 'school' originally meant 'leisure time'—because in ancient Greece, school was a luxury only for the wealthy who had time not to work! Your schoolmates shared that privilege with you.

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