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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In this image taken from a video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, rescuers inspect a kindergarten damaged by an earthquake in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
The Strider Education Foundation helped launch and now supports All Kids Bike, a nonprofit initiative that puts balance bikes directly into public school kindergarten PE classes.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
However, a wall did collapse at a kindergarten building in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 July 2025
First full day for grades 1-12 Monday, Aug. 11: First full day for early childhood, pre-K and kindergarten
More information can be found at wcs.edu.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 25 July 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
The Strider Education Foundation helped launch and now supports All Kids Bike, a nonprofit initiative that puts balance bikes directly into public school kindergarten PE classes.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
However, a wall did collapse at a kindergarten building in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 July 2025
First full day for grades 1-12 Monday, Aug. 11: First full day for early childhood, pre-K and kindergarten
More information can be found at wcs.edu.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 25 July 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 6 Aug. 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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