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kindergarten

noun
USKIN-dur-gar-tuhn/ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/UKKIN-duh-gar-tuhn/ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/

Pluralkindergartens (some meanings)

3 meanings of kindergarten

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  1. 1
    nounAustraliaCanadaIndiaUSuncountable
    The school year that comes just before first grade, usually for five-year-olds.

    My little brother starts kindergarten in the fall.

    She learned to count to one hundred in kindergarten before moving up to first grade.

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  2. 2
    nounAustraliaCanadaIndiaUScountable
    A school for young children, usually four to six years old, before they start elementary school.

    Our neighborhood kindergarten has a big playground and a sandbox.

    She drops her son off at the kindergarten on her way to work.

    Similarpreschool, nursery

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  3. 3
    nounPhilippinesuncountable
    In some countries, the two school years for young children after nursery and before regular classes begin.

    After nursery, children spend two years in kindergarten before they move up to prep.

    He just finished his second year of kindergarten and will join the prep class in June.

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Origin

Borrowed from German Kindergarten, which means 'garden of children.' It was created by the German teacher Friedrich Fröbel in the early 19th century.