"prekindergarten" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From pre- + kindergarten. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|kindergarten}} pre- + kindergarten Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prekindergarten (not comparable)
  1. Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prekindergarten-en-adj-NtnH36Bo

Noun [English]

Forms: prekindergartens [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + kindergarten. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|kindergarten}} pre- + kindergarten Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} prekindergarten (countable and uncountable, plural prekindergartens)
  1. (US) The first formal academic learning environment for children, before kindergarten. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Related terms: pre-K
    Sense id: en-prekindergarten-en-noun-kaLfZtra Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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