Thesaurus results for PRESCHOOL

preschool

noun

ˈprē-ˌskül

Definition of preschool next

as in nursery

a school for children who are generally less than five years old children excited about starting preschool

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Recent Examples of preschool Zamarripa added to the outlet that the twins were due to graduate from preschool on Wednesday, June 3. —

Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Julia Monette, an administrator at a preschool in Chicago, remembers seeing her son's classroom of 3-to-6 year-olds watch Danny Go! —

Veronique Greenwood, Time, 29 May 2026 In March, a man bearing an AR-15-style rifle crashed a car loaded with improvised explosives into a Michigan Jewish preschool near dismissal time. —

David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 The preschool was closed Tuesday because of the election. —

Joe Brandt, CBS News, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for preschool

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nursery

Noun

The bird planter itself has no drainage hole on the base, but the miniature plants inside come in their very own removable nursery pot.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
Tammy Sons is the founder and CEO of TN Nursery, an online plant nursery based in Tennessee.

— Cori Sears, The Spruce, 13 June 2026