"preschool" meaning in English

See preschool in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: preschool [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: pre- + school Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|pre|school}} pre- + school Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is preschool, it is related to the years of early childhood before attendance at a school.
    Sense id: simple-preschool-en-adj-LSBGu6wQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with pre-

Noun

Forms: preschool [singular], preschools [plural]
Etymology: pre- + school Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|pre|school}} pre- + school Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A preschool' is a nursery school.
    Sense id: simple-preschool-en-noun-ySeSdrex
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with pre-

Verb

Forms: preschool [canonical], preschools [third-person, singular], preschooled [past], preschooled [past, participle], preschooling [present, participle]
Etymology: pre- + school Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|pre|school}} pre- + school Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you preschool a child, you provide them with nursery school education.
    Sense id: simple-preschool-en-verb-mfBQArZt
  2. If a child preschools, they undergo nursery school education.
    Sense id: simple-preschool-en-verb-qej~SG0P Categories (other): Verbs
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