kindergarten

noun

kin·​der·​gar·​ten ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 

ˈkin-də-,

-dᵊn

plural kindergartens

: a school or class for children usually from five to six years old

Examples of kindergarten in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In this image taken from a video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, rescuers inspect a kindergarten damaged by an earthquake in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. —Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025

The Strider Education Foundation helped launch and now supports All Kids Bike, a nonprofit initiative that puts balance bikes directly into public school kindergarten PE classes. —Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025

However, a wall did collapse at a kindergarten building in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 July 2025

First full day for grades 1-12 Monday, Aug. 11: First full day for early childhood, pre-K and kindergarten More information can be found at wcs.edu. —Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 25 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

German, from Kinder children + Garten garden

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kindergarten

• carton
• garten
• marten
• parton
• quartan
• spartan
• tartan

Kids Definition

kindergarten

noun

kin·​der·​gar·​ten ˈkin-də(r)-ˌgärt-ᵊn 

-ˌgärd-

: a school or class for very young children

Etymology

from German kindergarten "a school for very young children," from kinder "children" and garten "garden"