pre·school
ˈprē-ˌskül 
(ˌ)prē-ˈskül
: of, relating to, or constituting the period in a child's life that ordinarily precedes attendance at elementary school
pre·school
ˈprē-ˌskül
: a school for children usually younger than those attending elementary school or kindergarten : nursery school
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Noun
children excited about starting preschool
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Esther Kang, People.com, 16 May 2025
And someone had to sign our daughter up for a first-come-first-served preschool program that typically fills its seats within 90 to 120 seconds of their online release at 10 a.m.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
In 2017, the court backed a church preschool's challenge to its exclusion from a Missouri grant program to resurface playgrounds.
– Maureen Groppe
Justice Barrett is not participating
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is not participating in the oral arguments.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Adjective
In addition to her payments, the television personality is financing the cost of Matteo's health insurance, speech therapy and remainder of his preschool education through the 2024-2025 year.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 16 May 2025
And someone had to sign our daughter up for a first-come-first-served preschool program that typically fills its seats within 90 to 120 seconds of their online release at 10 a.m.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
That address is home to the Market Square at Mississippi and Havana Shopping Center, which contains a King Soopers, a Dollar Tree, multiple restaurants, a liquor store and a preschool.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
In 2017, the court backed a church preschool's challenge to its exclusion from a Missouri grant program to resurface playgrounds.
– Maureen Groppe
Justice Barrett is not participating
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is not participating in the oral arguments.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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“Preschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preschool. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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preschool
1 of 2 adjective
pre·school
ˈprē-ˌskül
: of, relating to, or being the period in a child's life to the age of five or six that ordinarily precedes attendance at school
preschool
2 of 2 noun
: a school for children usually younger than those attending elementary school or kindergarten : nursery school
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