Kindergarten Definition
kĭndər-gärtn, -dn
noun
A program or class for four-year-old to six-year-old children that serves as an introduction to school.
American Heritage
A school or class for young children, usually four to six years old, that prepares them for first grade and that develops basic skills and social behavior by games, exercises, music, simple handicrafts, etc.
Webster's New World
An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
Wiktionary
(US) The elementary school grade before first grade.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Kindergarten
Noun
Singular:
kindergarten
Plural:
kindergartensOrigin of Kindergarten
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German Kinder genitive pl. of Kind child (from Middle High German kint) (from Old High German kind genə- in Indo-European roots) Garten garden (from Middle High German garte) (from Old High German garto gher-1 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from German Kindergarten (“children's garden”).
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