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preschooler

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: P R IY1 S K UW2 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A child who has not yet attended school.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A child who is educated at preschool.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kindergartner, kindergartener

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

History

Etymology

From preschool + -er.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: նախադպրոցական (naxadprocʻakan) — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Catalan: pàrvul — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Catalan: pàrvula — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Finnish: esikoululainen — a child who is educated at preschool
  • German: Vorschüler — a child who is educated at preschool
  • German: Vorschülerin — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Hungarian: óvodás — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Romanian: preșcolar — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Romanian: preșcolară — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Russian: дошко́льник (doškólʹnik) — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Spanish: párvulo — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Swedish: förskolebarn — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Swedish: förskoleelev — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Ukrainian: дошкі́льник (doškílʹnyk) — a child who is educated at preschool
  • Ukrainian: дошкі́льниця (doškílʹnycja) — a child who is educated at preschool