Kindergarten

//ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. Australia, Canada, India, US
  2. 2
    a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school wordnet
  3. 3
    The elementary school grade before first grade. Australia, Canada, India, US
  4. 4
    The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool. Philippines

Synonyms

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kgkindykindynurserynursery schoolnursery school

Example

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"I will not be able to pick up Shigemi at the kindergarten."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel (early 19th century).

Related phrases

elementary schoolfirst gradehong kongnursery schoolsouth koreaunited kingdomunited states

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