| primary school | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (in Britain) a school for children below the age of 11. It is usually divided into an infant and a junior section |
| 2. | (in the US and Canada) a school equivalent to the first three or four grades of elementary school, sometimes including a kindergarten |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |