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单词 prekindergarten
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prekindergarten

noun

pre·​kin·​der·​gar·​ten (ˈ)prē-ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tᵊn How to pronounce prekindergarten (audio)
-ˈkin-də-,
-dᵊn
often attributive
1
: nursery school
2
: a class or program preceding kindergarten for children usually from three to four years old

Synonyms

  • crèche
  • day nursery
  • nursery
  • nursery school
  • pre-K
  • preschool
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

a single father with two children in prekindergarten
Recent Examples on the Web The state Department of Early Care and Learning will get up to $12 million to finance summer transition programs in summer 2023 for children who will be entering 4-year-old prekindergarten and kindergarten the next fall. Georgia News, ajc, 22 Aug. 2022 The city offers free prekindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds in its elementary schools, but it is not federally mandated to attend school until kindergarten. Perry Stein, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 The prekindergarten through eighth grade parochial school in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood typically enrolls a few children each year who immigrated from Ukraine. Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 The program is a marquee Democratic accomplishment that will funnel cash into poor schools, teacher pay, tutors, prekindergarten and scores of other programs. Erin Cox, Washington Post, 6 June 2022 Cary, which was largely destroyed in the 2019 tornado storm, will be rebuilt as a prekindergarten through eighth-grade specialty campus absorbing Walnut Hill Elementary, which was also damaged in the storm. Emily Donaldson, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2021 The school on Connecticut Avenue hoped to one day serve 2,000 day and boarding students, ranging in age from prekindergarten through high school, with tuition of more than $40,000 a year. Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 Also Tuesday, parents from the Jefferson Elementary School neighborhood pleaded with the board to preserve one or more of the prekindergarten classes at that school. Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2022 Most of the elementary schools didn’t offer prekindergarten classes, and the high school, which had gone through four principals in two years, needed a new leader. New York Times, 7 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

prekindergarten

noun

as in preschool
a school for children who are generally less than five years old a single father with two children in prekindergarten

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • preschool
  • nursery
  • pre-K
  • crèche
  • nursery school
  • day nursery
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