Meaning & use
preschool
A school for young children, typically before they begin kindergarten or elementary school.
See it in a sentence
Their daughter started preschool last September at the age of three.
The local preschool focuses on play-based learning and building early social skills.
A note on using this word
As an adjective, 'preschool' can describe anything related to that early stage, as in 'preschool age'.
Words with a similar meaning
nursery school
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