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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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Netflix is making a bigger play for young viewers with the launch of a games app for kids, the renewal of two preschool shows and a new series based on one of the most enduring nursery rhymes of all time.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026
On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.
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Adjective
Cuts to the district’s transitional kindergarten aides and the consolidation of preschool programs have also proven controversial.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Netflix is making a bigger play for young viewers with the launch of a games app for kids, the renewal of two preschool shows and a new series based on one of the most enduring nursery rhymes of all time.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
Colorado found itself on the wrong side of a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week in a First Amendment violations case, in which the state could return for another First Amendment case if the justices take up a case brought by a group of Catholic preschools.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026
On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Preschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preschool. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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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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