prekindergarten

noun

pre·​kin·​der·​gar·​ten (ˈ)prē-ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 

-ˈkin-də-,

-dᵊn

often attributive

1

: nursery school

2

: a class or program preceding kindergarten for children usually from three to four years old

Synonyms

• crèche
• day nursery
• nursery
• nursery school
• pre-K
• preschool

Examples of prekindergarten in a Sentence

a single father with two children in prekindergarten

Recent Examples on the Web

Abundant Life is a nondenominational Christian school that offers prekindergarten classes through high school. —Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025

Lincoln Elementary: Wauwatosa School District, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade. —Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024

The funds could be used for expenses like tuition, tutoring, textbooks and other instructional materials, uniforms, transportation and prekindergarten. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025

Additions at each of the schools are intended to be the first phase in the county's prekindergarten project. —Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for prekindergarten

• anticodon
• broaden
• codon
• sodden
• trodden
• woden
• downtrodden
• gliadin
• untrodden