I. ˈprē-ˌskül, (ˌ)prē-ˈ adjective
Date: 1914
: of, relating to, or constituting the period in a child's life that ordinarily precedes attendance at elementary school
II. ˈprē-ˌskül noun
Date: circa 1925
: a school for children usually younger than those attending elementary school or kindergarten : nursery school