preschooladjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈpriː.skuːl/us/ˈpriː.skuːl/of or relating to children who are between about three and five years old and have not yet gone to school, and their activities:
a preschool playgroup
preschool children/toys
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preschool
- childcare
- crèche
- day care
- day nursery
- kindergarten
- nursery
- nursery school
- playgroup
- playschool
- preschooler
preschoolnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈpriː.skuːl/us/ˈpriː.skuːl/also nursery school USa school for children who are younger than five years old
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preschool
- childcare
- crèche
- day care
- day nursery
- kindergarten
- nursery
- nursery school
- playgroup
- playschool
- preschooler