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prekindergartner

prekindergartner noun: a child who has not yet started kindergarten.

Noun

prekindergartner (plural prekindergartners)

  1. A child who has not yet started kindergarten.
    • The argument that low-income prekindergartners would thrive on a regimen of academics and direct instruction does not take into account that these children, even more than middle-class youngsters, need a rich preliteracy experience with the hands-on interactions that all children relish (Ann...2007 November 11, “Letters”, in New York Times

Forms of prekindergartner

pluralprekindergartners

Origin of prekindergartner

From pre- + kindergartner.

Questions about prekindergartner

What does prekindergartner mean?
Prekindergartner means a child who has not yet started kindergarten.
What part of speech is prekindergartner?
Prekindergartner is a noun.
What is the plural of prekindergartner?
The plural of prekindergartner is prekindergartners.

Words near prekindergartner in the dictionary

  1. prekilled
  2. prekindergarten
  3. prekindergartener
  4. prekindergarteners
  5. prekindergartens
  6. prekindergartner
  7. prekindergartners
  8. Prekmurian
  9. Prekmurje
  10. preknowledge
  11. preknown

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