first grade

English

Alternative forms

• 1st grade

Noun

first grade (plural first grades)

1. (US, education) The first year of grade school, the period in school that comes after kindergarten and before second grade. Children usually begin first grade at age six.

Synonyms

• grade one, grade 1 (Canada, Philippines)

Coordinate terms

• zeroth grade
• second grade
• third grade
• fourth grade
• fifth grade
• sixth grade
• seventh grade
• eighth grade
• ninth grade
• tenth grade
• eleventh grade
• twelfth grade
• thirteenth grade

 

Derived terms

• first grader

Translations

school grade of ages 6-7

• Finnish: ensimmäinen luokka (in Finland usually at ages 7-8)
• French: CP (fr) m
• German: erste Klasse f
• Hungarian: első osztály
• Japanese: 小学一年 (shōgaku ichinen), 小一 (shōichi)
• Portuguese: primeira série f, 1ª série f
• Romanian: clasa întâia, prima clasă
• Russian: пе́рвый класс m (pérvyj klass)
• Turkish: birinci sınıf (tr)