kindergarten

• kindergarden (misspelling)

Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel (early 19th century).

• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/, /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹd(ə)n/, [ˈkʰɪn(d)əɹˌɡɑːɹt̬(ə)n], [ˈkʰɪɾ̃əɹˌɡɑːɹʔn̩]
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tən

kindergarten (plural kindergartens or (obsolete) kindergärten)

1. (Canada, US, Australia) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]
2. (Canada, US, Australia) The elementary school grade before first grade.
3. (Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.

• nursery school (UK)
• preschool

• other meanings of kindergarten on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• kindergarten on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From English kindergarten, from German Kindergarten.

• IPA^(key): /kində(r)ɡa(r)tən/
• Rhymes: -tən, -ən

kindergarten (less used, plural kindergarten-kindergarten)

1. kindergarten (educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6)

• tabika/taman bimbingan kanak-kanak
• tadika/taman didikan kanak-kanak

Borrowed from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”).

• IPA^(key): /kindeɾˈɡaɾten/ [kĩn̪.d̪eɾˈɣ̞aɾ.t̪ẽn]
• Rhymes: -aɾten
• Syllabification: kin‧der‧gar‧ten

kindergarten m (plural kindergartens)

1. kindergarten

• “kindergarten”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014