kindergarten

Meaning

1. (Australia, Canada, India, US) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
2. (Australia, Canada, India, US) The elementary school grade before first grade.
3. (Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.

Synonyms

nursery school

preschool

nursery

infant school

playschool

day nursery

child nurseries

play group

criadera

daycare centre

daycare facility for children

daycare center

daycare facilities for children

daycare centers

daycare centres

day care center

kindergarden

day nurseries

K

pinfold

preschool education

pre-elementary school

Translations

Kindergarten

école maternelle

maternelle

νηπιαγωγείο

parvulario

jardim de infância

guardería

scuola materna

jardin d’enfants

asilo infantile

kleuterschool

روضة

asilo

Vorschule

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/

Etymology

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

Sentences

The Glen Rock Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade .

The Schröder family have two kids , and aren’t sending them to kindergarten .