noun
a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
• Syn: ↑kindergartner, ↑kindergartener
• Hypernyms:
↑child, ↑kid, ↑youngster, ↑minor, ↑shaver, ↑nipper, ↑small fry, ↑tiddler, ↑tike, ↑tyke, ↑fry, ↑nestling
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\\ˈprēˌskülə(r)\ noun (-s)Etymology: preschool + -er
: a child who is not old enough to attend elementary school : a pupil in a kindergarten or nursery school : kindergartner 1
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/pree"skooh"leuhr/, n.
a child below the official school starting age, usually a child up to age five.
[1945-50; PRESCHOOL + -ER1]
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prēˈschooler noun
A preschool child
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Main Entry: ↑preschool
Useful english dictionary. 2012.