noun “kindergarten”
singular kindergarten, plural kindergartens
- a school or class for young children, usually aged 4 to 6, before they start formal schooling
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After turning five, Emma began attending kindergarten, where she learned the basics of reading and counting.
- an American term for the school grade before first grade
In the United States, children typically enter kindergarten at the age of five, which is the grade before first grade.