Froebel

[ frœ-buhl ]

/ ˈfrœ bəl /

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noun

Frie·drich

[free-drikh], /ˈfri drɪx/, 1782–1852, German educational reformer: founder of the kindergarten system.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Froebel

Froe·bel·i·an

[fruh-bee-lee-uhn, -beel-yuhn, frey-], /frəˈbi li ən, -ˈbil yən, freɪ-/, adjective

Words nearby Froebel

frock coat, frocking, frock tart, Fröding, froe, Froebel, frog, frogbit, frogeye, frogfish, frogged

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How to use Froebel in a sentence

Froebel was largely assisted in the propagation of his ideas by the Baroness Marenholz-Buelow.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
It was intended to convert schooling into play, which, according to Froebel, is the child's most serious business.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
En rsum, Rousseau aurait pu tre dconcert par les inventions pratiques, un peu subtiles parfois, de l'ingnieux Froebel.
Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel|Friedrich Froebel
His "Leonard and Gertrude" was read by every cottage fireside, while Froebel's writings were intelligible only to his disciples.
Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel|Friedrich Froebel

Besides, in the boyhood and the earliest experiences of Froebel's life, we find the sources of his whole educational system.
Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel|Friedrich Froebel

British Dictionary definitions for Froebel

Froebel

Frbel

/ (German ˈfrøːbəl) /

noun

Friedrich (Wilhelm August) (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1782–1852, German educator: founded the first kindergarten (1840)

adjective

of, denoting, or relating to a system of kindergarten education developed by him or to the training and qualification of teachers to use this system

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