Froebel

Froe·bel

[frœ-buhl]
noun
Frie·drich [free-drikh] , 1782–1852, German educational reformer: founder of the kindergarten system.

Froe·bel·i·an [fruh-bee-lee-uhn, -beel-yuhn, frey-] , adjective
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Froebel or Fröbel (German ˈfrøːbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Friedrich (Wilhelm August) (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1782-- 1852, German educator: founded the first kindergarten (1840)
 
adj
2.  of, denoting, or relating to a system of kindergarten education developed by him or to the training and qualification of teachers to use this system
 
Fröbel or Fröbel
 
n
 
adj

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