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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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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