Look up: kindergarten

1. kindergarten
   [n] - a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
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2. Kindergarten
   Kin'der·gar`ten noun [ G., lit., children's garden; kinder (pl. of kind child, akin to English kin kindred) + garten garden.] A school for young children, conducted on the theory that education should be begun by gratifying a...
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3. kindergarten
   noun a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
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4. Kindergarten
   • (n.) A school for young children, conducted on the theory that education should be begun by gratifying and cultivating the normal aptitude for exercise, play, observation, imitation, and construction; -- a name given by Friedrich Froebel, a German educator, who introduced this method of train...
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5. kindergarten
   educational division, a supplement to elementary school intended to accommodate children between the ages of four and six years. Originating in the ... [15 related articles]
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6. kindergarten
   kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be organized constructively. Through...
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7. Kindergarten
   Kindergarten is a German word signifying 'children's garden', and the name given to a system of infant education introduced by Friedrich Froebel, who was largely assisted in its propagation by the Baroness Marenholz-Billow. The system was intended to bring out the moral and intellectual capabilities...
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8. kindergarten
   Another term for nursery school
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9. Kindergarten
   (horse) `Kindergarten` (foaled 1937) was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse that raced during the early 1940s. He won many of the premier events in New Zealand including the Wellington Cup and Auckland Cup for more than £16,000 in stake money, which was a large amount during the War...
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10. Kindergarten
    (film) `Kindergarten` is a 1989 Argentine movie directed by Jorge Polaco, based on Asher Benatar`s novel. It stars Graciela Borges, Arturo Puig and Luisa Vehil. It was banned from theaters one day short of its release and has remained unreleased in Argentina for over 20 years. Plot : The movi...
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