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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More recently, Lockhart appeared intermittently as matriarch Maria Ramirez on General Hospital and guest-starred as Ryan Stiles’ mother on The Drew Carey Show, as the Tanner girls’ kindergarten teacher on Full House and as the grandmother of Tori Spelling on Beverly Hills, 90210.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
In the fast-growing Piper school district, Grause believes in keeping all kindergarten to fifth grade students in the same school, instead of expanding into separate campuses.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Ukraine is being pounded by a barrage of Russian strikes across the country, including a drone strike on a kindergarten in its second-largest city, Kharkiv.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Matt and Molly’s youngest twins stayed in their kindergarten classroom that day, while their 8-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter entered the sanctuary.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
In the fast-growing Piper school district, Grause believes in keeping all kindergarten to fifth grade students in the same school, instead of expanding into separate campuses.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Ukraine is being pounded by a barrage of Russian strikes across the country, including a drone strike on a kindergarten in its second-largest city, Kharkiv.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Matt and Molly’s youngest twins stayed in their kindergarten classroom that day, while their 8-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter entered the sanctuary.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 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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