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kindergarten

[kin-der-gahr-tn, -dn] / ˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dn /
NOUN
daycare
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NOUN
preschool
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Bertino and Dan Gray met in a Queens kindergarten, and became acquainted with Rapanaro and Matt Cicero years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The aim is to be bustlingly kinetic, but the feel is pure kindergarten: no logic, just jerky leaps from one gaming situation to the next, with characters and objects taking on whatever powers are needed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Boys are more likely than girls to enter kindergarten late.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

School districts may enroll a child in up to one year of TK, two years of kindergarten or a two-year combination of TK and kindergarten.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

But a single moment can feel like an eternity to a five-year-old, especially one who’s bursting to tell his mother about his first day of kindergarten.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix