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

Darrell Smith, assistant commissioner for school choice and parent empowerment, has said about 55% are in kindergarten through fifth grade, while 23% are in middle school and 22% are in high school. —Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025

Newsom dismissed Assembly Bill 86, a technical bill that would have tweaked language about health education standards for kindergarten through 8th grade. —Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025

Fratney School — known as La Escuela Fratney in Spanish — previously housed students in 3-year-old and 4-year-old kindergarten through fifth grade, but added sixth grade this year. —Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said residential buildings, a medical facility, a kindergarten and other civilian infrastructure were damaged at more than 20 locations. —Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 28 Sep. 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"