pre·school
ˈprē-ˌskül 
(ˌ)prē-ˈskül
: of, relating to, or constituting the period in a child's life that ordinarily precedes attendance at elementary school
pre·school
ˈprē-ˌskül
: a school for children usually younger than those attending elementary school or kindergarten : nursery school
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Noun
children excited about starting preschool
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
We’d be pulled into jobs and playdates and anxiety, transplant lists and copays and preschool committees.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Rosen’s philanthropy reaches far and wide in Orlando – with multimillion-dollar investments to send children from underserved neighborhoods to preschool and college, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings noted in a statement.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Of these incidents, 573 occurred on the grounds of a preschool, elementary, middle or high school, resulting in 188 deaths and 392 people wounded and nearly half (at least 46 percent) of the victims in these incidents were students.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
We’d be pulled into jobs and playdates and anxiety, transplant lists and copays and preschool committees.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
Paramedics were called to the preschool and treated the affected children.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Rosen’s philanthropy reaches far and wide in Orlando – with multimillion-dollar investments to send children from underserved neighborhoods to preschool and college, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings noted in a statement.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Preschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preschool. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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preschool
1 of 2 adjective
pre·school
ˈprē-ˌskül
: of, relating to, or being the period in a child's life to the age of five or six that ordinarily precedes attendance at school
preschool
2 of 2 noun
: a school for children usually younger than those attending elementary school or kindergarten : nursery school
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