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preschool

[pree-skool, pree-skool]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age.

    new methods of preschool education.



noun

  1. a school or nursery for preschool children.

preschool

/ ːˈː /

adjective

    1. (of a child) under the age at which compulsory education begins

    2. (of services) for or relating to preschool children

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of preschool1

First recorded in 1920–25; pre- + school 1
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Phillipy is a teacher and was with the kids when the man was detained Wednesday, but his father, who owns the preschool, saw the entire incident unfold.

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“I work at our preschool. He came over with the rest of our great Police Department, sounding the sirens, passing out stickers and singing,” Avila said.

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A former therapist, she presents as kooky and harmless in colorful knits that make her look like the preschool teacher of the year.

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When the girl goes to preschool, she takes a larger backpack containing the milky fluid, and the school nurse administers her noon feeding.

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“It’s good news that another 26,000 California families are finding affordable preschool,” said Fuller, “but it remains unclear whether, overall, the preschool enrollment rate is going up statewide.”

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