kindyn.

Brit.

/ˈkɪndi/, U.S.

/ˈkɪndi/, Australian English

/ˈkɪndi/, New Zealand English

/ˈkɪndi/

Forms: 1900s– kindie, 1900s– kindy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: kindergarten n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < kind- (in kindergarten n.) + -y suffix⁶. Compare kinder n.

Chiefly Australian and New Zealand colloquial.

A kindergarten, a preschool; = kinder n.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > place of education > school > [noun] > nursery school

nursery school1835

day nursery1850

kindergarten1851

play school1869

kindy1910

preschool1925

kinder1955

1910 E. Raymond Dorothy at Oak Knowe ii. 29 I'm in the ‘kindy’. Auntie Princie doesn't approve of a kindergarten in this School for Young Ladies.

1959 G. Slatter Gun in my Hand 146 Two kids at school now and the little joker's at kindy.

1986 Canberra Times 23 Apr. 8/4 The trouble with being a girl..is that ‘everybody thinks that you want to be a kindy teacher. And I hate kids’.

2007 Gold Coast Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 28 Mar. 32 The ‘old style of kindy’ where there was a high staff-to-student ratio, a family-style atmosphere and lots of games.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kindy
释义	kindyn. Brit. /ˈkɪndi/, U.S. /ˈkɪndi/, Australian English /ˈkɪndi/, New Zealand English /ˈkɪndi/ Forms: 1900s– kindie, 1900s– kindy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: kindergarten n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < kind- (in kindergarten n.) + -y suffix⁶. Compare kinder n. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand colloquial. A kindergarten, a preschool; = kinder n. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > school > [noun] > nursery school nursery school1835 day nursery1850 kindergarten1851 play school1869 kindy1910 preschool1925 kinder1955 1910 E. Raymond Dorothy at Oak Knowe ii. 29 I'm in the ‘kindy’. Auntie Princie doesn't approve of a kindergarten in this School for Young Ladies. 1959 G. Slatter Gun in my Hand 146 Two kids at school now and the little joker's at kindy. 1986 Canberra Times 23 Apr. 8/4 The trouble with being a girl..is that ‘everybody thinks that you want to be a kindy teacher. And I hate kids’. 2007 Gold Coast Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 28 Mar. 32 The ‘old style of kindy’ where there was a high staff-to-student ratio, a family-style atmosphere and lots of games. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1910
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