Definitions for kindergartenˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kin•der•gar•tenˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dn(n.)
a class or school for young children, usu. five-year-olds.
Category: Education
Origin of kindergarten:
1850–55; < G (1840): lit., children's garden =Kinder children (akin to kind2) +Gartengarden
kin′der•gart`ner-ˌgɑrt nər, -ˌgɑrd-(n.)
kin′der•gar`ten•er-ˌgɑrt nər, -ˌgɑrd-(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
kindergarten(noun)
a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
kindergarten(noun)ˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dn
school for children aged 5-6
He starts kindergarten this year.
Wiktionary
kindergarten(Noun)
An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
Webster Dictionary
Kindergarten(noun)
a school for young children, conducted on the theory that education should be begun by gratifying and cultivating the normal aptitude for exercise, play, observation, imitation, and construction; -- a name given by Friedrich Froebel, a German educator, who introduced this method of training, in rooms opening on a garden
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Kindergarten
schools conducted according to Froebel's system for the development of the power of observation and the memory of young children.
The Roycroft Dictionary
kindergarten
The greatest scheme ever devised--for the education of parents.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
KINDERGARTEN
From Ger. _kinder_, children, and Lat. _garritus_, a babbling. A place for babbling children.
Translations for kindergarten
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
kindergarten(noun)
a school for very young children.
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- رَوْضَة أطْفالArabic
- детска градинаBulgarian
- jardim de infânciaPortuguese (BR)
- mateřská školkaCzech
- der KindergartenGerman
- børnehaveDanish
- νηπιαγωγείοGreek
- parvulario, guarderíaSpanish
- lasteaedEstonian
- مهد کودکFarsi
- lastentarhaFinnish
- école maternelleFrench
- גַן-יְלָדִיםHebrew
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- dječji vrtićCroatian
- óvodaHungarian
- taman kanak-kanakIndonesian
- leikskóliIcelandic
- asilo infantile, scuola maternaItalian
- 幼稚園Japanese
- 유치원Korean
- vaikų darželisLithuanian
- bērnudārzsLatvian
- tadikaMalay
- kleuterschoolDutch
- førskoleNorwegian
- przedszkolePolish
- ،كودكستان مهد کودکPersian
- وړكتونPashto
- crechePortuguese
- grădiniţă de copiiRomanian
- детский садRussian
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- vrtićSerbian
- lekskolaSwedish
- โรงเรียนอนุบาลThai
- anaokulu,çocuk yuvasıTurkish
- 幼稚園Chinese (Trad.)
- дитячий садокUkrainian
- اسکول سے پہلے کی تربیت گاہ اطفالUrdu
- nhà trẻVietnamese
- 幼儿园Chinese (Simp.)
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