Meaning & use

preschool

noun·Everyday

A school for young children, typically before they begin kindergarten or elementary school.

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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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