French word

écolier

Pronunciation

IPA/ekolje/

Meaning

  • masculine nounschoolboy

Example

Cet enfant est écolier.

This child is a schoolboy.

Illustration for écolier (schoolboy)

More examples

La mère accompagne son écolier à l'école.

The mother accompanies her grade-schooler to school.

Core concept

A child carrying schoolbooks on the way to primary school.

Common phrases

  • un écolier

    a grade-schooler

  • les écoliers

    grade-schoolers

Similar words

élève: Anyone enrolled in school and receiving instruction, at any age or grade.
enfant: A young person in the period between infancy and adolescence.
collégien: A French middle-school student of the usual collège age.
lycéen: A French high-school student of the usual lycée age.

Definition in French

Personne qui fréquente l'école élémentaire, généralement en âge de l'enseignement primaire.

Word origin

Écolier comes from Old French escolier, from Latin scholarius, a derivative of schola meaning school.

Usage tips

  • Écolier usually refers to a primary-school child, while élève covers pupils and students across a wider range of education.

Other meanings

  • pupilnoun

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