I. R ˈkində(r)ˌgär]t ə n, ]d ə n, - R -dəˌgȧ]\ noun
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Etymology: German, from kinder (plural of kind child) + garten garden
1. : a school or division of a school below the first grade usually serving pupils of the 4 to 6 age group and fostering their natural growth and social development through constructive play with blocks, clay, crayons and by group games, songs, and exercise
2. : the room or building in which a kindergarten is housed
II. adjective
1. : of or relating to a kindergarten
teaching at the kindergarten level
2. : of or relating to an elementary level or initial phase
a kindergarten lecture on the meaning of nationhood — Robert Trumbull
have as yet only reached the kindergarten stage in learning how to manage our complex economic problems — A.H.Hansen