pre-kindergartenadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpriːˈkɪndəɡɑːtn/, U.S.

/ˌpriˈkɪndərɡɑrtən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, kindergarten n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + kindergarten n.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the time or age before a child is old enough to enrol in kindergarten; designating or relating to the school, class, program, etc., attended by children not old enough to enrol in kindergarten.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [adjective] > relating to childhood

childhood1600

bread and buttera1625

early1630

prepubertal1858

preschool1879

pre-intellectual1891

preadolescent1904

pre-kindergarten1912

prepuberal1913

pre-teen1929

prepubic1932

society > education > place of education > school > [adjective] > others

pre-kindergarten1912

selective1926

single-sex1939

sole-charge1941

home-school1949

Vo-Tech1950

multitrack1954

streamed1962

1912 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 23 Mar. 11/1 Made by children of pre-kindergarten age.

1935 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 9 10 A school..whose scholars never learned aught from others, would be a contradiction in terms and leave men stranded on the animal or pre-kindergarten plane.

1961 Times 13 Feb. 13/2 ‘Chéri’ sounds rather boudoir-romantic when addressed to a youngster of pre-kindergarten, let alone pre-Colette reading age.

1992 Toronto Star (Nexis) 4 Aug. d2 The elementary school program..provides books free of charge to children in pre-kindergarten classes right up to Grade 6.

B. n.

A class or set of classes providing supervision and teaching of children not old enough to enrol in kindergarten; the provision of such classes; the level of schooling preceding kindergarten.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > place of education > school > [noun] > other types of school

writing schoola1475

rectory1536

spelling school1704

greycoat1706

rural school1734

Charter School1763

home school1770

Philanthropine1797

British school1819

side school1826

prep school1829

trade school1829

Progymnasium1833

finishing-school1836

field schoola1840

field school1846

prairie school1851

graded school1852

model school1854

Philanthropinum1856

stagiary school1861

grade school1869

middle school1870

language school1878

correspondence school1889

day continuation school1889

prep1891

Sunday school1901

farm school1903

weekend school1907

Charter School1912

folk high school1914

pre-kindergarten1922

Rabfak1924

cram-shop1926

free school1926

crammer1931

composite school1943

outward-bound1943

blackboard jungle1954

pathshala1956

Vo-Tech1956

St. Trinian's1958

juku1962

cadre school1966

telecentre1967

academy2000

academy school2000

1922 Iowa City Press-Citizen 13 Jan. 9/3 Church kindergarten and pre-kindergarten at 11 o'clock during church hour.

1929 in G. M. Whipple Preschool & Parental Educ. (Committee National Soc. Study of Educ.) i. x. 294 The establishment of a nursery school, preschool laboratory, or prekindergarten..usually initiates the program.

1949 R. D. Matthews & M. Akrawi Educ. in Arab Countries vii. 114 Founded in 1861 as a primary school..it now includes all levels from prekindergarten through the junior college.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Feb. b1 Youngsters from prekindergarten to sixth grade were exposed to contributions by black Americans in a range of occupations and skills.

1998 Time 9 Nov. 98/3 New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, whose state funds public pre-kindergarten in 136 districts.

2005 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 28 ‘I'm really upset about this,’ said Conception Vitale, whose son, Luca, attends prekindergarten at the school. ‘My son is very comfortable here.’

Derivatives

pre-ˈkindergartner n. (also pre-kindergartener) a child between the ages of 3 and 5 or one who is not yet enrolled in kindergarten; (also) a child enrolled in a pre-kindergarten program.

ΚΠ

1925 Los Angeles Times 30 Aug. iii. 25/2 (advt.) Head sizes to fit the pre-kindergartener of 3½ or her ‘big’ sister of 12 years.

1975 Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) 21 May b12/1 Get acquainted days for children who will enter kindergarten this fall are scheduled... Present kindergarten pupils will not attend..unless they bring a pre-kindergartner.

2002 School Libr. Jrnl. May 41/1 The school's pre-kindergartners to fifth graders ranked almost dead last on Georgia's standardized test scores.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-kindergarten
释义	pre-kindergartenadj.n. Brit. /ˌpriːˈkɪndəɡɑːtn/, U.S. /ˌpriˈkɪndərɡɑrtən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, kindergarten n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + kindergarten n. A. adj. Of or relating to the time or age before a child is old enough to enrol in kindergarten; designating or relating to the school, class, program, etc., attended by children not old enough to enrol in kindergarten. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [adjective] > relating to childhood childhood1600 bread and buttera1625 early1630 prepubertal1858 preschool1879 pre-intellectual1891 preadolescent1904 pre-kindergarten1912 prepuberal1913 pre-teen1929 prepubic1932 society > education > place of education > school > [adjective] > others pre-kindergarten1912 selective1926 single-sex1939 sole-charge1941 home-school1949 Vo-Tech1950 multitrack1954 streamed1962 1912 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 23 Mar. 11/1 Made by children of pre-kindergarten age. 1935 Jrnl. Educ. Sociol. 9 10 A school..whose scholars never learned aught from others, would be a contradiction in terms and leave men stranded on the animal or pre-kindergarten plane. 1961 Times 13 Feb. 13/2 ‘Chéri’ sounds rather boudoir-romantic when addressed to a youngster of pre-kindergarten, let alone pre-Colette reading age. 1992 Toronto Star (Nexis) 4 Aug. d2 The elementary school program..provides books free of charge to children in pre-kindergarten classes right up to Grade 6. B. n. A class or set of classes providing supervision and teaching of children not old enough to enrol in kindergarten; the provision of such classes; the level of schooling preceding kindergarten. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > school > [noun] > other types of school writing schoola1475 rectory1536 spelling school1704 greycoat1706 rural school1734 Charter School1763 home school1770 Philanthropine1797 British school1819 side school1826 prep school1829 trade school1829 Progymnasium1833 finishing-school1836 field schoola1840 field school1846 prairie school1851 graded school1852 model school1854 Philanthropinum1856 stagiary school1861 grade school1869 middle school1870 language school1878 correspondence school1889 day continuation school1889 prep1891 Sunday school1901 farm school1903 weekend school1907 Charter School1912 folk high school1914 pre-kindergarten1922 Rabfak1924 cram-shop1926 free school1926 crammer1931 composite school1943 outward-bound1943 blackboard jungle1954 pathshala1956 Vo-Tech1956 St. Trinian's1958 juku1962 cadre school1966 telecentre1967 academy2000 academy school2000 1922 Iowa City Press-Citizen 13 Jan. 9/3 Church kindergarten and pre-kindergarten at 11 o'clock during church hour. 1929 in G. M. Whipple Preschool & Parental Educ. (Committee National Soc. Study of Educ.) i. x. 294 The establishment of a nursery school, preschool laboratory, or prekindergarten..usually initiates the program. 1949 R. D. Matthews & M. Akrawi Educ. in Arab Countries vii. 114 Founded in 1861 as a primary school..it now includes all levels from prekindergarten through the junior college. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Feb. b1 Youngsters from prekindergarten to sixth grade were exposed to contributions by black Americans in a range of occupations and skills. 1998 Time 9 Nov. 98/3 New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, whose state funds public pre-kindergarten in 136 districts. 2005 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 28 ‘I'm really upset about this,’ said Conception Vitale, whose son, Luca, attends prekindergarten at the school. ‘My son is very comfortable here.’ Derivatives pre-ˈkindergartner n. (also pre-kindergartener) a child between the ages of 3 and 5 or one who is not yet enrolled in kindergarten; (also) a child enrolled in a pre-kindergarten program. ΚΠ 1925 Los Angeles Times 30 Aug. iii. 25/2 (advt.) Head sizes to fit the pre-kindergartener of 3½ or her ‘big’ sister of 12 years. 1975 Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) 21 May b12/1 Get acquainted days for children who will enter kindergarten this fall are scheduled... Present kindergarten pupils will not attend..unless they bring a pre-kindergartner. 2002 School Libr. Jrnl. May 41/1 The school's pre-kindergartners to fifth graders ranked almost dead last on Georgia's standardized test scores. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1912
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