kindergarten
English
/ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/, /ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/
noun
Definitions
- An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
- (US) The elementary school grade before first grade.
- (Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kindergarten (kindergarten, garden of children).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Kindergarten
Gloss
kindergarten, garden of children
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kindergartner English
- kindy English
- nonkindergarten English
- prekindergarten English
- prekindergartener English
- prekindergartner English
- Garten German
- Kind German
- Kindergarten German
- Kindergartenkind German
- Kindergartenpädagoge German
- Kindergärtner German
- детский сад Russian
- kindergarten Spanish, Castilian