kindergarten
/ˈkɪndəˌgɑːtən/noun
1- an establishment where children below the age of compulsory education play and learn; a nursery school幼儿园。
1.1
- (in North America) a class or school that prepares children, usually five-or six-year-olds, for the first year of formal education（北美）学前班, 幼儿园。
派生词
kindergartener
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from German, literally 'children's garden'.