Definition of kindergarten Kindergarten

/kɪˈndɚgɑˌɹtʌn/ - [kindergartun] - kin•der•gar•ten

We found 9 definitions of kindergarten from 8 different sources.

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What does kindergarten mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

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Plural: kindergartens

kindergarten - a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
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  • kindergarten (Noun)
    An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school .
  • kindergarten (Noun)
    The elementary school grade before first grade .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • kindergarten (n.)
    A school for young children, conducted on the theory that education should be begun by gratifying and cultivating the normal aptitude for exercise, play, observation, imitation, and construction; -- a name given by Friedrich Froebel, a German educator, who introduced this method of training, in rooms opening on a garden.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • kindergarten
    School for children from three to six years old.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • kindergarten
    kin′dėr-gär′tn, n. an infant school on Froebel's principle (1826), in which object-lessons and games figure largely.—n. Kindergart′ner, a teacher in a kindergarten. [Ger. kinder, children, garten, garden.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • kindergarten
    From Ger. kinder, children, and Lat. garritus, a babbling. A place for babbling children.

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  • Kindergarten, literally meaning "children's garden", is the first stage in the move from home to formal schooling. Children learn through play. In most countries kindergarten is part of the pre-school system. In North America and some parts of Australia kindergarten is the first year of school. Kindergarten children are usually between three and seven years of age. Kindergarten ages vary from country to country.Malaysia, for example, kindergarten children are at the age of six and when they are seven yeays old they are going to primary school.

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