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

Students in grade levels as low as kindergarten are provided iPads, and some schools require them to take the tablets home. —Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025

Some of those requests included consolidating the kindergarten/TK area and ensuring secure play yards for students. —Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025

Shekian, 26, is a kindergarten teacher on the upper East Side, and first had Kesh take her picture as kind of a gag. —Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025

There were 120 kids from kindergarten to 12th grade in attendance as there will be again next month, including Johnson. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 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"