kindergarten
An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; a nursery school.
» Where did you go to kindergarten?
Куди ти ходив до дитячого садку?
Meaning
3 senses(Australia, Canada, India, UK, US, historical)An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; a nursery school.
Vorschule, Kindergarten
де́тский садdétskij sad, детса́дdetsád, детса́дикdetsádik
дитя́чий садdytjáčyj sad, дитя́чий садо́кdytjáčyj sadók, дитсадо́кdytsadók
a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
(Canada, India, New South Wales, US)The elementary school grade before first grade.
(Philippines)The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.
Examples
146 sentencesWhere did you go to kindergarten?
Куди ти ходив до дитячого садку?
Can you remember your kindergarten teacher's name?
Ти пам'ятаєш, як звали твою виховательку в дитячому садку?
ruТы помнишь, как звали твою воспитательницу в детском саду?
All three of us have been here since kindergarten.
Ми всі троє були тут аж з самого дітсадка.
I went to the same kindergarten as Tom did.
Ми з Томом ходили до одного й того самого дитячого садку.
Did you go to kindergarten?
Ти ходив до дитячого садку?
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of childreUnadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel in 1840.
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Forms
plural: kindergartensSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- a kindergarten teacher
- kindergarten teacher
- go to kindergarten
- be a kindergarten
- was in kindergarten
- since kindergarten