Definition of "kindergarten" []

• A program or class for four-year-old to six-year-old children that serves as an introduction to school. (noun)

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• "Part of me appreciates the process, the other part of me just feels that setting goals for kids in kindergarten is a little premature."
• "She said kindergarten is a German word that is defined as a child's garden."
• "Closely allied to the kindergarten is the kitchengarden."