schoolboys

Uniformed classroom attendees

Schoolboys is the plural of schoolboy—a boy attending school, typically of primary or secondary age.

The word often carries connotations of youth and inexperience: schoolboy errors, schoolboy humor.

It can describe behavior associated with young male students—mischievous, immature, or naively enthusiastic: They giggled like schoolboys at the joke.

playful

mischief

Playful troublesome behavior

  • pranksPlayful mischievous acts
  • gigglesShort, silly laughs
  • tagIdentifier or classifier

jokes · games · antics · teasing · laughter · shenanigans · horseplay · tomfoolery · roughhousing · slingshots

youth

adolescence

Teenage developmental stage

adolescents · teens · preteens · childhood · innocence · coming-of-age · immaturity · peers · hormones · awkwardness

learning

classroom

Educational instruction space

lessons · teachers · curriculum · study · grades · assignments · quizzes · literacy · numeracy · concentration

uniformed

blazer

Semiformal tailored jacket

  • tieEqual score, or neckwear
  • capCovering for top
  • shortsAbbreviated lower garments

crested · badge · dress-code · neat · pressed · satchel · boater · prefect · assembly · inspection

Opposites
educational status

schoolboysgraduates

Degree recipients

alumni · dropouts · uneducated · illiterates

gender

schoolboysschoolgirls

Female students at school

schoolmistresses

age/life stage

schoolboysold men

Aged male individuals

adults · elders · pensioners · retirees · veterans

Family

school, boys, scholar, boyhood, scholastic

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G