kindergarten
noun/ˈkɪndərˌɡɑrtn/
Frequency rank: #5,430 most common English word
Meaning
a school or class for young children, usually aged four to six, before they start primary school.
Example sentence
My little sister cried on her first day at kindergarten.
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