kindergarten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
The elementary school grade before first grade.
The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.

/ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/ /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹd(ə)n/ [ˈkʰɪn(d)əɹˌɡɑːɹt̬(ə)n] [ˈkʰɪɾ̃əɹˌɡɑːɹʔn̩] /ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kindergarten.wav

kindergarten kindergartens kindergärten kindergarden

Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel in 1840.

preschool nursery school KG reception

kindergartner daycare

kinder kindergarchy kindergartener kindergartenize kinderwhore kindy nonkindergarten prekindergarten

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