gradeschool

Where children learn

Gradeschool, usually written as two words or hyphenated, refers to elementary school—the first years of formal education, typically kindergarten through fifth or sixth grade.

As an adjective, it describes something juvenile or unsophisticated: gradeschool humor, That's gradeschool stuff.

The implication is that the behavior or thinking belongs to young children.

childhood

playground

Children's outdoor recreation space

crayons · storytime · backpack · pencils · scissors · glue · storybooks · handwriting · spelling · alphabet

education

classroom

Educational instruction space

writing · arithmetic · spelling · geography · science · history · textbook · blackboard · lessons · quizzes

development

milestones

Notable points of progress

physical · motor · skills · growth · maturation · behavioral · psychological · self-awareness · identity · adaptation

Opposites
educational level

gradeschoolgraduate school

Institution awarding advanced degrees

university · college · high school · postgraduate · doctoral program

life stage

gradeschooladulthood

State of being grown

old age · retirement · maturity · middle age · working life

Family

grade, school, grades, graded, grading, grader, graders, gradation, gradient

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G