kindergarten

CEFRA2

/ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A school or class for young children before regular primary education.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The elementary school grade before first grade.

Examples

  • I will not be able to pick up Shigemi at the kindergarten.

  • The kindergarten children were walking hand in hand in the park.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkʰɪn(d)əɹˌɡɑːɹt̬(ə)n]
  • [ˈkʰɪɾ̃əɹˌɡɑːɹʔn̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.

  2. An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel in 1840.