kindergarten
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dərˌgɑr noun
a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
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| —n | |
| kinder, kindy, Often shortened to (in Australia and New Zealand): kindie a class or small school for young children, usually between the ages of four and six to prepare them for primary education | |
| [C19: from German, literally: children's garden] | |
| 'kindergartener | |
| —n | |
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Kindergarten
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
kindergarten
1852, from Ger., lit. "children's garden," from Kinder "children" (pl. of Kind "child") + Garten "garden" (see yard (1)). Coined 1840 by Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852) in ref. to his method of developing intelligence in young children, the first one in Eng. established 1850
by Johannes Ronge, Ger. Catholic priest. Taken into Eng. untranslated, where other nations that borrowed the institution nativized the name (cf. Dan. börnehave, Modern Heb. gan yeladim, lit. "garden of children").
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Example sentences
We took our puppy to puppy kindergarten and more obedience training.
Next door, a sagging chain-link fence surrounds a cinder block kindergarten.
His little feet dangled off the kindergarten chair, as his legs were not long enough to reach the floor.
Children aged between three and six are guaranteed a place in a kindergarten.
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