esikoulu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- kindergarten noun A school or class for young children, typically aged around four to six, that comes before the first formal grade of primary school.
- nursery noun A place where babies are breastfed or where young children are cared for and brought up.
Senses
esikoulu is used for these senses in English:
- kindergarten (North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]
- kindergarten (North America, Australia, India) The elementary school grade before first grade.
- nursery (UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.
nursery — full definition
- noun A place where babies are breastfed or where young children are cared for and brought up.
- noun Particularly in parts of Europe: a room kept just for looking after children in the home.
- noun A daytime center that looks after young children who haven't started school yet, while their parents are at work.
- noun The earliest year of pre-school education.
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