kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn 
ˈkin-də-,
-dᵊn
plural kindergartens
: a school or class for children usually from five to six years old
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Those with very young children will appreciate knowing that Rienda School, serving transitional kindergarten through eighth grade with a STEAM focus, is set to open in fall of 2027.
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During the June school board meeting, district officials emphasized the phonics program did not involve the religious references contained in the kindergarten through fifth-grade reading instruction.
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september 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2025
This map, mostly a county map, shows the percentage of mostly kindergarten-age children who are legally exempt from having to be vaccinated in order to attend school.
—Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Those with very young children will appreciate knowing that Rienda School, serving transitional kindergarten through eighth grade with a STEAM focus, is set to open in fall of 2027.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
During the June school board meeting, district officials emphasized the phonics program did not involve the religious references contained in the kindergarten through fifth-grade reading instruction.
—Lina Ruiz
september 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2025
This map, mostly a county map, shows the percentage of mostly kindergarten-age children who are legally exempt from having to be vaccinated in order to attend school.
—Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kindergarten
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“Kindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergarten. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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kindergarten
noun
kin·der·gar·ten
ˈkin-də(r)-ˌgärt-ᵊn
-ˌgärd-
: a school or class for very young children
Etymology
from German kindergarten "a school for very young children," from kinder "children" and garten "garden"
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