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rising three

rising three noun: a child who will turn three years old during the school term, and may therefore count as a three-year-old for the purposes of registering at a school.

Noun

rising three (plural rising threes)

  1. (UK) A child who will turn three years old during the school term, and may therefore count as a three-year-old for the purposes of registering at a school.

Forms of rising three

pluralrising threes

Questions about rising three

What does rising three mean?
Rising three means a child who will turn three years old during the school term, and may therefore count as a three-year-old for the purposes of registering at a school.
What part of speech is rising three?
Rising three is a noun.
What is the plural of rising three?
The plural of rising three is rising threes.

Words near rising three in the dictionary

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  2. rising star
  3. Rising Star Cave
  4. rising stars
  5. Rising Sun
  6. rising three
  7. rising threes
  8. rising through the ranks
  9. rising to the bait
  10. rising to the challenge
  11. rising to the occasion

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