kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 
ˈkin-də-,
-dᵊn
plural kindergartens
: a school or class for children usually from five to six years old
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Prince Harry and Meghan both practiced their Spanish while visiting a kindergarten class at Santa Fe school Colegio La Giraldaon on Aug. 16, the second day of their trip to the South American country.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade who went to Riverview East Academy are now attending Mount Washington School on Mears Avenue, and students in grades 9-12 are still at Riverview East this school year, on the second floor.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2024
The local kindergarten, where Katya worked as a cook, was destroyed, as was the school.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Israeli police said a Hezbollah rocket fell outside an empty kindergarten Wednesday in the northern city of Acre, causing damage but no injuries.
—Tia Goldenberg and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade who went to Riverview East Academy are now attending Mount Washington School on Mears Avenue, and students in grades 9-12 are still at Riverview East this school year, on the second floor.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2024
The local kindergarten, where Katya worked as a cook, was destroyed, as was the school.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Israeli police said a Hezbollah rocket fell outside an empty kindergarten Wednesday in the northern city of Acre, causing damage but no injuries.
—Tia Goldenberg and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-də(r)-ˌgärt-ᵊn
-ˌgärd-
: a school or class for very young children
Etymology
from German kindergarten "a school for very young children," from kinder "children" and garten "garden"
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