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kinder·gar·ten (kin′dər gärt′'n)
noun
a school or class for young children, usually four to six years old, that prepares them for first grade and that develops basic skills and social behavior by games, exercises, music, simple handicrafts, etc.
Etymology: Ger, lit., children's garden, coined (1840) by Friedrich (Wilhelm August) Froebel < kinder, gen. pl. of kind, child (see kind) + garten, garden
Related Forms:
- kindergartner kin′der·gart′·ner noun or kindergartener kin′der·gar′·tener (-gärt′nər)
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