preschool

[ adjective pree-skool; noun pree-skool ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.

noun
  1. a school or nursery for preschool children.

Origin of preschool

1
First recorded in 1920–25; pre- + school1

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British Dictionary definitions for preschool

preschool

pre-school

/ (priːˈskuːl) /


adjective
    • (of a child) under the age at which compulsory education begins

    • (of services) for or relating to preschool children

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