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pre-K

American  
[pree-key] / ˈpriˈkeɪ /
Or pre-k

noun

  1. a school or class for three- or four-year-old children, before kindergarten.

    state-funded pre-K's.


Etymology

Origin of pre-K

First recorded in 1965–70; pre- ( def. ) + K 3 ( def. ) (in the sense “kindergarten”)

Example Sentences

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News ranked the state 36th in Pre-K-12 education and 43rd on public safety.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Early learning activities in the home, the complexity of language that families use, the quality of pre-K — all these drive a huge difference in the pace of the child’s development,” Fuller said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Half the kids in this country are not enrolled in any kind of formal Pre-K,” Kerger says.

From Los Angeles Times

“When kids get older, it’s dog eats dog,” said Amanda Uhry of Manhattan, who owns Manhattan Private School Advisors, a consultancy that guides parents through pre-K to college admissions.

From The Wall Street Journal

I also like to keep welcome gifts what I think of as “airplane- and pre-K–safe,” meaning I tend to avoid ingredients that aren’t allowed in those spaces, like peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish.

From Salon