infant school

noun

(in England and Wales) a school for children aged between 5 and 7Compare junior school

Nearby words

infancy, infant, infant apnea, infant mortality rate, infant prodigy, infant school, infanta, infante, infanticide, infantile, infantile acropustulosis

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Examples from the Web for infant school

Almost contemporary with the mother-house arose the normal school for infant-school teachers.
Deaconesses in Europe|Jane M. Bancroft
Being directed to it they took leave of the infant-school, and soon found themselves before the door of a small cottage.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines|R.M. Ballantyne
The truth is, the infant-school of Plato's Republic comes as near as can well be imagined to the ideal of the modern kindergarten.
Aristotle and Ancient Educational Ideals|Thomas Davidson
In 1842 a new building was erected for the normal school for infant-school teachers.
Deaconesses in Europe|Jane M. Bancroft

In the Infant-school, conducted on the Sabbath, there are 80 children.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman