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KINDERGARTEN
kindergarten
(noun) a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kindergarten (plural kindergartens)
An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]
(US) The elementary school grade before first grade.
(Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.
Synonyms
• nursery school
• preschool
Source: Wiktionary
Kin"der*gar`ten, n. Etym: [G., lit., children's garden; kinder (pl. of kind child, akin to E. kin kindred) + garten garden.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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