preschool

[pree-skool, pree-skool]

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.

preschool

/ priːˈskuːl /

adjective

1. 1. (of a child) under the age at which compulsory education begins

   2. (of services) for or relating to preschool children

Word History and Origins

Origin of preschool¹

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

Example Sentences

McDonough hopes to avoid prescriptions for as long as possible for his younger son, who is starting to do well and make friends at a special-education, small preschool.

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Mary Matteucci, director of A Child’s Garden in Albuquerque, said salaries and benefits already account for 90% of the preschool’s expenses.

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His campaign platform is to build 1 million homes in four years, lower energy costs by ending monopolies, make preschool and community college free and ban corporate contributions to political action committees in California elections.

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This comes after several schools and preschools in the region were fully or partially closed on Friday, after a warning over asbestos risks in children's sand sold by Officeworks.

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For some, intensive preparation for military service begins in preschool, where cadet classes include physical drills carried out in army-style uniforms.

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