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kindergarten

[kin-der-gahr-tn, -dn] / ˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dn /
NOUN
daycare
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NOUN
preschool
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Shaun Johnson, a venture capitalist who lives in San Francisco, plans to send his son to Alpha kindergarten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

There isn’t a lot of wit involved in imagining what orange slime could do to a location, and a lot of veteran talent gets thrown into the service of a lot of kindergarten humor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

A bill moving through the California Legislature would assess students as early as kindergarten on math.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

In kindergarten, that means manipulating objects rather than written numerals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Mr. Crabtree called the fire department, and while he was doing that the kindergarten teacher stuck her head out the window and called to Boyd, “Don’t you worry, they’re coming to cut you loose.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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