day school

noun

A school attended during the day, as opposed to a boarding school.

Opposite
boarding schoolnight school
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Meanings

nounday school (plural day schools)

plural day schools

  1. A school attended during the day, as opposed to a boarding school.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna private school taking day students only

Opposite
boarding school
Broader
private school

nouna school giving instruction during the daytime

Opposite
night school
Broader
school

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish päiväkoulu
  • päiväkouluschool attended during the day
Hungarian nem bentlakásos iskola
  • nem bentlakásos iskolaschool attended during the day
Polish szkoła bez internatu
  • szkoła bez internatuschool attended during the day
Swahili shule ya kutwa
  • shule ya kutwaschool attended during the day
Cite this entry
APA

day school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20school

MLA

“day school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20school. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “day school,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/day%20school.

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