Foundation level · Year 4 · free
classmates
noun · Say it: KLAHS-mayts
What it means
Foundationpeople who are in the same class as you at school
Noah shared his birthday cake with all his classmates.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- peers
- schoolfriends
- schoolmates
More examples
- My classmates and I made a giant poster about the rainforest.
Where the word comes from
Made from 'class' and 'mate', meaning companion.
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