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infants' school

American  

noun

British.
  1. kindergarten.


Etymology

Origin of infants' school

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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Rhydri Primary School, in Rudry, and Cam Glas Infants School, in Llanbradach, are among schools to have closed in recent years.

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The blaze at Yatton Infants School, in Somerset, in May 2023 destroyed half of the roof.

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Jennifer Septhon, head of Farnborough Road Infants School, said it had been a "real privilege to have known" Elsie.

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Four years on, Aqil and Fawaz are healthy young boys, about to start reception at Elizabeth Selby Infants' School in Bethnal Green.

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He found his name had been "removed from the books" at the Catholic infants school he had attended because his comedy material joked about religious subjects such as the Last Supper and the Crucifixion.

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