kindergarten
noun
- school for young children
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/ / /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹd(ə)n/ / [ˈkʰɪn(d)əɹˌɡɑːɹt̬(ə)n]
noun
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel in 1840.
- 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.