Definitions for kindergarten
ˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dnkinder·garten

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. kindergartennoun

   a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. kindergartennoun

   An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kindergarten

   Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th century in Germany, Bavaria and Alsace to serve children whose parents both worked outside home. The term was coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel, whose approach globally influenced early-years education. Today, the term is used in many countries to describe a variety of educational institutions and learning spaces for children ranging from 2 to 6 years of age, based on a variety of teaching methods.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Kindergartennoun

   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

2. Etymology: [G., lit., children's garden; kinder (pl. of kind child, akin to E. kin kindred) + garten garden.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.4 / 8 votes

1. Kindergarten

   A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school. His goal was that children should be taken care of and nourished in "children's gardens" like plants in a garden. The term kindergarten is used around the world to describe a variety of different institutions that have been developed for children ranging from the ages of two to seven, depending on the country concerned. Many of the activities developed by Fröbel are also used around the world under other names. Singing and growing plants have become an integral part of lifelong learning. Playing, activities, experience, and social interaction are now widely accepted as essential aspects of developing skills and knowledge. In most countries, kindergartens are part of the preschool system of early childhood education. In the United States, as well as in parts of Australia, such as New South Wales, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, kindergarten is the word often restricted in use to describe the first year of education in a primary or elementary school. In some of these countries, it is compulsory; that is, parents must send children to their kindergarten year. In other parts of Australia, the term 'preps' is used for compulsory pre-school, and kindergarten refers to regulated day-care for 3- and 4-year-old children.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Kindergarten

   kin′dėr-gär′tn, n. an infant school on Froebel's principle (1826), in which object-lessons and games figure largely.—n. Kindergart′ner, a teacher in a kindergarten. [Ger. kinder, children, garten, garden.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kindergarten

   schools conducted according to Froebel's system for the development of the power of observation and the memory of young children.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. kindergarten

   The greatest scheme ever devised--for the education of parents.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KINDERGARTEN

   From Ger. _kinder_, children, and Lat. _garritus_, a babbling. A place for babbling children.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. kindergarten

   A type of nationalized public preschool education service created and designed to provide a variety of services for children with the accurate and specific ability, experience, management, employees, knowledge, skills, training and qualifications to provide the service responsibly.

   Kindergarten is a form of public service, preschool education and school for children.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020  

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kindergarten

   Expresses the German for a children’s garden or playground. The system of juvenile education so called aims at self-tuition by means of toys and games.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kindergarten in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kindergarten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of kindergarten in a Sentence

1. Ricky Austin:

   One of the beautiful things about our program is that once a student receives a scholarship, it will continue to follow them each year through eighth grade, so if they get the scholarship in kindergarten, the total value of the scholarship could be worth up to $9,000.

2. Stephanie U. Shelton:

   “The best thing about teaching to me is what I like to call the “Aha!” moment. This is the moment when a child who has been working so diligently finally achieves his goal. It is a wonderful feeling to see that kindergarten student who has been struggling with letters and sounds finally put those together and actually read words!”

3. Douglas Teti:

   The intervention should begin before kindergarten begins in September, parents should do what they can to help their children get most if not all of their sleep on a regular basis during the children's nighttime sleep period.

4. Orange County District:

   A monster with a gun murdered a little boy on his way to kindergarten – because he was cut off on the freeway, the callousness of this crime is unspeakable, but the fact that this couple continued to hide out in plain sight knowing full well they killed a 6-year-old child while Aiden’s grieving parents pleaded with the killers to come forward is [unforgivable].

5. Joe Harding:

   One, it defines that there are certain instructions related to gender and sexual orientation that are just not appropriate at certain ages and we define that as kindergarten through third grade, a school having curriculum that teaches gender and sexual orientation and what that means and getting into the weeds on that is just not age appropriate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kindergarten
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kindergarten
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindergarten
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergarten
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kindergarten
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=kindergarten
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Kindergarten
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=kindergarten
9. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=kindergarten
10. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=kindergarten