primary school

noun

1. a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.

2. elementary school.

primary school

noun

1. (in Britain) a school for children below the age of 11. It is usually divided into an infant and a junior section

2. (in the US and Canada) a school equivalent to the first three or four grades of elementary school, sometimes including a kindergarten

Word History and Origins

Origin of primary school¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Related Words

• grade school 
• grammar school