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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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kindergarten (ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːtən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Prekindergarten
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | prekindergarten |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pertaining to daycare given just prior to kindergarten, esp. when educational activities are offered |
| Usage: | prekindergarten n |
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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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