head - *boy* ?

[yael oren]

Hi,

I have a little question about the terms head-boy and head-girl:

I always considered 'boy'/'girl' to be equivalent to 'child' (age 4-12). The Hogwarts seventh-year students are 17-18. Does the term 'boy'/'girl' still apply to them? Isn't there a more appropriate word in English? In Hebrew there's a different word for 12-17 age group, and then another one for the 17-21 age group. Is there anything similar?

Thanks, yael

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