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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The school board also approved, in a 7-2 vote, a new phonics program for students in kindergarten through third grade that is connected to a larger, controversial state curriculum: Bluebonnet Learning.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
The kindergarten teacher who facilitated the lesson laughed about it in text messages and Principal Christie Kay encouraged parents and students to participate.
—Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
The education ministry is requiring its private kindergartens to teach a 40-minute daily lesson in the language at the start of the next school year, as well as Islamic studies classes for Muslim kindergarteners.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
And many will enter kindergarten already knowing some letters and sounds.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
The kindergarten teacher who facilitated the lesson laughed about it in text messages and Principal Christie Kay encouraged parents and students to participate.
—Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
The education ministry is requiring its private kindergartens to teach a 40-minute daily lesson in the language at the start of the next school year, as well as Islamic studies classes for Muslim kindergarteners.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 25 June 2025
And many will enter kindergarten already knowing some letters and sounds.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for kindergarten
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“Kindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergarten. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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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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