prep school
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of prep school
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Set years after the original drama, the show returns Ann Dowd to the role of Aunt Lydia, who runs a prep school for young women in Gilead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Foster attended a French-language prep school in Los Angeles as a child, meaning she attained fluency with much more ease and access than many Americans are afforded.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026
Then Arenas graduated early to join USC and Ariza left for St. John Bosco, then prep school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
When he was a child, his aunt and uncle accidentally enrolled him in a Baptist boarding school in Kentucky, thinking it was a prestigious prep school.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
“Besides, he went to prep school at Groton almost ten years ago and really hasn’t lived here since.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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