schoolfriend

Everyday

1. A friend you know from school, especially one in your class or year. tree →
2. (adult use) An old friend from your schooldays. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and everyday life children play with schoolfriends after school and invite them to parties. Adults meet «old schoolfriends» years later. In maths: «Mia invites 8 schoolfriends; each gets 3 balloons». Phrases: «an old schoolfriend», «schoolfriends' party».

Examples

• I invited five schoolfriends to my party. tree →
• Dad met an old schoolfriend at the shops. tree →
• My schoolfriend Kai lives near the park. tree →
• We walk home with our schoolfriends. tree →
• Each of 6 schoolfriends brought 2 snacks — 12 in all. tree →
• She writes to her schoolfriend in Ireland. tree →

Note

Countable: schoolfriends. Also written «school friend» (two words, more common in the US). Similar: classmate (in the same class), schoolmate.