Preschool Meaning
/ˈpɹiːskuːl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or relating to the years of early childhood before attendance at primary school.
nounA nursery school.
Sentence Examples
Admission is free for preschool children.
My son is in preschool.
How do you know if your child is ready for preschool?
CEFR Practice Quiz
Children aged three to five often attend ____ in their community before starting kindergarten.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The child attended ____ three mornings a week to develop social skills before starting primary school.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English school English preschool From pre- + school.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"What could you do with the transumer trend in your agency? What about a coffee cart where parents pick up their children from preschool or classes?"
— 2015, Timothy S O'Connell, Brent Cuthbertson, Terilyn J. Goins, Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Services, →ISBN:
"In a study published in late July in the Journal of Sleep Research, researchers looked at how 1,619 children in China were doing in terms of sleep. The children, ages 4, 5 and 6, were recruited from 11 preschools in the province of Guizhou, in the city of Zunyi, about 650 miles from Wuhan."
— 2020 August 17, Perri Klass, “How Children’s Sleep Habits Have Changed in the Pandemic”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2020, The Checkup:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Children aged three to five often attend ____ in their community before starting kindergarten.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The child attended ____ three mornings a week to develop social skills before starting primary school.