1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Preschool

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Of, relating to, intended for, or being the early years of childhood that precede the beginning of elementary school.

n. A school for children who are not old enough to attend kindergarten; a nursery school.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Of, or relating to early childhood, especially to those years before attendance at primary school

n. A nursery school

v. To provide nursery school education for.

v. To undergo nursery school education.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an educational institution for children too young for elementary school

Word Usage

"The closest American counterpart to the Bulgarian Yasli would probably be what we call preschool, though there are also elements of a nursery in there."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

educational institution

Hyponym

playschool nursery school play group kindergarten

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Abdul Boole Dzhambul Istanbul Jewel

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

monolingual pre-k third-grade apublic bicultural