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
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Educators there quickly discovered her daughter was bright and began sending her to kindergarten for math and reading lessons.
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Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The researchers analyzed the genomes of 350 elementary school students in Iowa who took 17 language ability tests at various times between kindergarten and fourth grade.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
On his campaign website, Barrera portrays himself as a political outsider who would improve wages for teachers, expand transitional kindergarten to cover 3-year-olds, increase oversight of statewide educational funding and track spending outcomes, and help build affordable housing for educators.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
That group included her brother, brother-in-law, several cousins and lifelong friends — some she's known since kindergarten.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The researchers analyzed the genomes of 350 elementary school students in Iowa who took 17 language ability tests at various times between kindergarten and fourth grade.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
On his campaign website, Barrera portrays himself as a political outsider who would improve wages for teachers, expand transitional kindergarten to cover 3-year-olds, increase oversight of statewide educational funding and track spending outcomes, and help build affordable housing for educators.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
That group included her brother, brother-in-law, several cousins and lifelong friends — some she's known since kindergarten.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Kindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergarten. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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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"
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