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kindergarten

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kin·der·gar·ten  (kndr-gärtn, -dn)
n. Abbr. K
A program or class for four-year-old to six-year-old children that serves as an introduction to school.

[German : Kinder, genitive pl. of Kind, child (from Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind; see gen- in Indo-European roots) + Garten, garden (from Middle High German garte, from Old High German garto; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots).]

kindergarten [ˈkɪndəˌgɑːtən]
n
(Social Science / Education) a class or small school for young children, usually between the ages of four and six to prepare them for primary education. Often shortened (in Australia) to kinder or (in Australia and New Zealand) to kindy or kindie
[from German, literally: children's garden]
kindergartener  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kindergartenkindergarten - a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
preschool - an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
Translations
kindergarten [ˈkɪndəˌgɑːtn] Njardín m de infancia, kindergarten m, kinder m (LAm)

kindergarten [ˈkɪndərgɑːrtən] njardin m d'enfants
kind-hearted [ˌkaɪndˈhɑːrtɪd] adj
[man] → bon after n, au bon cœur; [woman] → au bon cœur
a kind-hearted man → un homme bon, un homme au bon cœur
a kind-hearted woman → une femme au bon cœur
the most kind-hearted man
BUT le meilleur homme qui soit.
the most kind-hearted woman → la meilleure femme qui soit
one of the most kind-hearted men that the world ever produced
BUT l'un des meilleurs hommes que le monde ait jamais produit.
to be kind-hearted [man, woman] → avoir bon cœur

kindergarten
nKindergarten m

kindergarten [ˈkɪndəˌgɑːtn] nasilo
kindergarten [ˈkɪndəˌgɑːtn] nasilo

kindergarten
n kindergarten [ˈkindəgaːtn]
a school for very young children. kleuterskool دار حِضانَه للأطْفال детска градина mateřská školka børnehave der Kindergarten νηπιαγωγείο parvulario lasteaed کودکستان lastentarha jardin d'enfants, école maternelle גַן יְלָדִים छोटे बच्चों का विद्यालय, शिशु पाठशाला dječji vrtić óvoda taman kanak-kanak leikskóli, dagheimili asilo infantile; scuola materna 保育園 보육원 vaikų darželis bērnudārzs taman bimbingan kanak-kanak peuterklas barnehage (barn under 5 år) przedszkole jardim de infância grădiniţă детский сад materská škôlka, jasle otroški vrtec zabavište lekskola, förskola โรงเรียนสำหรับเด็กอายุ 2 - 5 ปี yuva, ana okulu 幼兒園 дитячий садок چھوٹے بچوں کا اسکول vườn trẻ

kindergarten مدرسة أطفال mateřská škola børnehaveklasse Grundschule νηπιαγωγείο escuela de primera etapa de primaria esikoulu maternelle mala škola scuola materna 幼稚園 유아학교 kleuterschool førskole zerówka escola para crianças de 4 a 7 anos, jardim infantil дошкольное учреждение lågstadiet โรงเรียนเด็กเล็ก ana okulu trường mẫu giáo 幼儿学校


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"You might retort," she suggested, "that when an adult is with kindergarten children he must descend to kindergarten idioms in order to make himself intelligible.
There was the same excitement over John, and Michael had even a narrower squeak; but both were kept, and soon, you might have seen the three of them going in a row to Miss Fulsom's Kindergarten school, accompanied by their nurse.
He detests the kindergarten system, and as she is absurdly prejudiced in its favour we have had to try other shops.
 
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