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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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He started lacrosse in kindergarten, showing up to participate in South Bay Lacrosse Club.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

I went to public schools from kindergarten through the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

More than half the nation’s public preschool enrollment gain — some 25,000 students — came from California, which this school year made every 4-year-old eligible for its transitional kindergarten program.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Students work with robotics and 3-D printers, and those as young as kindergarten used both techniques to create toy race cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Maybe she thought Emma had gone through one of those little-girl phases where she wanted to be a princess, like all the other girls when Emma was in kindergarten.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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