kindergarten
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- kindergarden (misspelling)
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel (early 19th century).
Pronunciation edit
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/, /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹd(ə)n/, [ˈkʰɪn(d)əɹˌɡɑːɹt̬(ə)n], [ˈkʰɪɾ̃əɹˌɡɑːɹʔn̩]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tən
Noun edit
kindergarten (plural kindergartens or (obsolete) kindergärten)
- (Canada, US, Australia) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]
- (Canada, US, Australia) The elementary school grade before first grade.
- (Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.
Synonyms edit
- nursery school (UK)
- preschool
Derived terms edit
- kindergartener
- kindy (diminutive)
Related terms edit
Translations edit
educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6
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the elementary school grade before first grade
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- other meanings of kindergarten on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- kindergarten on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From English kindergarten, from German Kindergarten.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kindergarten (less used, plural kindergarten-kindergarten)
- kindergarten (educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6)
Synonyms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kindergarten m (plural kindergartens)
Further reading edit
- “kindergarten”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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