Meaning & use
kindergarten
A school class or program for young children, typically ages four to six, that precedes first grade.
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She felt nervous on her first day of kindergarten but made a friend by lunchtime.
The kindergarten teacher used songs and games to teach the alphabet.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from German, meaning "children's garden"; it is capitalized only at the start of a sentence.
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