preschool

¹pre·school

adjective \ˈprē-ˌskül, (ˌ)prē-ˈ\

: relating to the time in a child's life when the child is old enough to talk and walk but is not ready to go to school

Full Definition of PRESCHOOL

:  of, relating to, or constituting the period in a child's life that ordinarily precedes attendance at elementary school

First Known Use of PRESCHOOL

1914

Rhymes with PRESCHOOL

ampoule, babul, Banjul, befool, Blackpool, B-school, carpool, church school, cesspool, closestool, curule, dame school, day school, edge tool, Elul, faldstool, flake tool, footstool, gene pool, grade school, hangul, high school, homeschool, Kabul, misrule, Mosul, old school, prep school, retool, self-rule, step stool, tide pool, toadstool, tomfool, trade school, uncool, unspool, vanpool, whirlpool

²pre·school

noun \ˈprē-ˌskül\

: a school for very young children

Full Definition of PRESCHOOL

:  a school for children usually younger than those attending elementary school or kindergarten :  nursery school

Examples of PRESCHOOL

1. <children excited about starting preschool>

First Known Use of PRESCHOOL

circa 1925

Related to PRESCHOOL

Synonyms

crèche, day nursery, nursery, pre-K, prekindergarten, nursery school