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preschool

preschool

94 1.3
A school for children ages three to five to learn and play
  • noun
  • /ˈpriːˌskuːl/
translation icon : preescolar
  • How are you feeling about starting preschool next week?
  • attend preschool
  • a preschool program
  • a preschool teacher

And I, I wear it to preschool drop off.

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Examples

  • Lucy had smuggled something home from preschool during her first week there.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The other components that indicate the importance of preschool education are its economic and social contributions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But I think getting public preschool would be critical for this country.

  • If you want them to have preschool, help them.

  • And we're doing work beginning in preschool children with kids aged four and five years of age.

  • A system of education should include pupils from preschool up to the university.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Previous research shows that receiving preschool education may affect various social skills during primary school education.

    Academic text (2011)
  • To that end, this article describes six techniques that preschool teachers can consider.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Mama left with daughter at 8:30 for preschool as usual.

  • How are you feeling about starting preschool next week?

Synonyms

kindergarten
vspreschool
  • US
180 1.1

A class for young children to prepare for primary school

is for younger children who start earlier than that class
nursery
vspreschool
37 1.0

A place where young children are looked after and learn before starting school

focuses mainly on education and school readiness rather than general child care
nursery school
vspreschool
12 1.6

A place where very young children learn before primary school

has the same meaning but is called differently in some places
prekindergarten
vspreschool
  • US
1 2.8

A class for young children before they start kindergarten

covers the early childhood period rather than only the year before kindergarten

How Early

elementary school
  • US
131 1.0
kindergarten
  • US
180 1.1
preschool
94 1.3
nursery
37 1.0
neonatal
  • Specialized
16 4.9

Surface Forms

preschool singular
preschools plural

Morphology

preschool = school (transparent) = pre + school

The meaning is a standard and readily inferable one: a school or educational setting for children before regular elementary school.

Etymology

Preschool is made from the parts pre- meaning 'before' and school meaning 'a place for learning', so a preschool is a place where very young children learn before they start school.