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1preschool
adjective pre·school \ˈprē-ˌskül, (ˌ)prē-ˈ\
: relating to the time in a child's life when the child is old enough to talk and walk but is not ready to go to school
Full Definition of PRESCHOOL
: of, relating to, or constituting the period in a child's life that ordinarily precedes attendance at elementary school
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First Known Use of PRESCHOOL
1914
Rhymes with PRESCHOOL
ampoule, babul, Banjul, befool, Blackpool, B-school, carpool, church school, cesspool, closestool, curule, dame school, day school, edge tool, Elul, faldstool, flake tool, footstool, gene pool, grade school, hangul, high school, homeschool, Kabul, misrule, Mosul, old school, prep school, retool, self-rule, step stool, tide pool, toadstool, tomfool, trade school, uncool, unspool, vanpool, whirlpool
2preschool
noun pre·school \ˈprē-ˌskül\
: a school for very young children
Full Definition of PRESCHOOL
: a school for children usually younger than those attending elementary school or kindergarten : nursery school
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First Known Use of PRESCHOOL
circa 1925
Related to PRESCHOOL
- Synonyms
- crèche, day nursery, nursery, pre-K, prekindergarten, nursery school
PRESCHOOL Defined for Kids
1preschool
adjective pre·school \ˈprē-ˌskül\
Definition of PRESCHOOL for Kids
: relating to the time in a child's life that comes before attendance at school
2preschool
noun
Definition of PRESCHOOL for Kids
: a school for children usually under five years old who are too young for kindergarten
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