schoolyard

noun

The open area around a school where children play.

Example sentences

“At recess, the schoolyard fills with shouting kids.”
“The children lined up in the schoolyard when the bell rang.”

Does duty as an adjective for childish behavior among adults: schoolyard insults, schoolyard taunts.

Synonyms for schoolyard

playground

Related words

alumnusA former student of a school, college, or university, especially one who graduated.cafeteriaAn eating place where people pick out food at a counter and carry it to a table themselves.sophomoreA student in the second year of high school or of a college or university.dormitoryA building, or section of one, where students, soldiers, or other groups of people sleep and live.freshmanA student of either sex in the first year of high school or university, or a new member of a legislature.auditoriumThe part of a theater or hall where the audience sits.