kindergarten
Syllables: kin·der·gar·ten/ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/US/ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/
kindergarten noun: an educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; a nursery school.
Noun
kindergarten (plural kindergartens or (obsolete) kindergärten)
- An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; a nursery school.
- Synonyms:
- preschool, nursery school, KG
- The elementary school grade before first grade.
- Synonyms:
- reception
- The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.
kindergarten meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
kindergarten in Hindi
- educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6
- किंडरगार्टन kiṇḍargārṭan, शिशूद्यान śiśūdyān, बालवाड़ी bālvāṛī
kindergarten in Tamil
- மழலையர் பள்ளி
kindergarten in Marathi
- बालवाडी
kindergarten in Urdu
- educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6
- کِنْڈَرْگارْٹَن kinḍargārṭan, کودکستاں kaudakistā̃, پرورش گاہ parvariś-gāh, پرورش خانہ parvariś-xāna
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- kindergarten in Bengali
- কিণ্ডারগার্টেন kinḍargarṭen
- kindergarten in Telugu
- కిండర్ గార్టెన్, కిండర్గార్టెన్, కిండర్గార్టన్
- kindergarten in Malayalam
- ചെറിയ കുട്ടികൾക്ക്, നഴ്സറി ഇസ്കൂൾ
- kindergarten in Kannada
- ಶಿಶುವಿಹಾರ, ಮಕ್ಕಳಶಾಲೆ, ಬಾಲವನ, ಮಕ್ಕಳಸಾಲೆ
- kindergarten in Punjabi
- ਕਿੰਡਰਗਾਰਟਨ kiṇḍragārṭan
- kindergarten in Gujarati
- કિન્ડરગાર્ટન, બાલવાડી
- kindergarten in Odia
- କିଣ୍ଡରଗାର୍ଟେନ୍, କିଣ୍ଡରଗାର୍ଟେନ, କିଣ୍ଡରଗାର୍ଟନ
- kindergarten in Nepali
- किन्डरगार्टन, किन्डरगार्टेन, बालवाडी
- kindergarten in Pashto
- کودکستان kodakestān, وړکتون waṛaktun
- kindergarten in Arabic
- رَوْضَة rawḍa, رَوْضَة أَطْفَال, رِيَاض أَطْفَال riyāḍ ʔaṭfāl, رِيَاض riyāḍ
- kindergarten in Malay
- tadika, taman didikan kanak-kanak, tabika, taman bimbingan kanak-kanak
- kindergarten in Indonesian
- taman kanak-kanak, raudatul athfal
- kindergarten in Thai
- โรงเรียนอนุบาล roong-riian-à-nú-baan
- kindergarten in Vietnamese
- mẫu giáo, nhà trẻ, vườn trẻ
- kindergarten in Myanmar
- သူငယ်တန်း su-ngaitan:
Examples of kindergarten in a sentence
- It felt really strange to be back in my old kindergarten.
- The kindergarten seems to have a bumper crop of new children this year.
- The flu is running through my daughter's kindergarten.
Synonyms of kindergarten
Forms of kindergarten
| plural | kindergartens |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kindergarden |
| alternative form | kintergarden |
| plural (obsolete) | kindergärten |
Origin of kindergarten
Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel in 1840.
Words formed from kindergarten
Words that rhyme with kindergarten
Questions about kindergarten
- What does kindergarten mean?
- Kindergarten means an educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; a nursery school.
- What is kindergarten in Hindi?
- Kindergarten in Hindi is किंडरगार्टन (kiṇḍargārṭan), शिशूद्यान (śiśūdyān), बालवाड़ी (bālvāṛī). See Kindergarten meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is kindergarten?
- Kindergarten is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kindergarten?
- Kindergarten is pronounced /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/ (US).
- What is the plural of kindergarten?
- The plural of kindergarten is kindergartens.
Words near kindergarten in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kindergarten (page history and authors); kindergarten (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kindergarten (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kindergarten (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kindergarten (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kindergarten (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kindergarten (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kindergarten (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kindergarten (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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