playschool

/plˈeɪskul/ noun

a nursery school, kindergarten

Word Origin Playschool is a school for play, but the word school has a surprising origin: Greek skholē originally meant 'leisure, free time' — the idea being that learning requires leisure. So a playschool is a place of leisurely play. Play comes from Old English plegan 'to exercise, perform', related to pledge? The PIE *dlegh- meant 'to engage oneself'. School also gives us scholar (one who has leisure for study) and scholastic.

noun a nursery school, kindergarten countable

Their daughter attends a playschool where she learns through games and songs.

(名词) 幼儿园;托儿所;幼稚园

他们的女儿上了一所通过游戏和歌曲学习的幼儿园。

(sustantivo) una guardería, jardín de niños o kindergarten

Su hija asiste a una guardería donde aprende a través de juegos y canciones.

(nom) école maternelle; maternelle; jardin d'enfants [École maternelle ou jardin d'enfants où les jeunes enfants apprennent principalement par le jeu.]

Leur fille va à une playschool où elle apprend par des jeux et des chansons.

(Substantiv) Kindergarten; Vorschule; Spielschule [eine Einrichtung für Kleinkinder, in der sie durch Spielen und Lernen auf die Schule vorbereitet werden; entspricht etwa einem Kindergarten oder einer Vorschule.]

Ihre Tochter besucht eine **playschool**, wo sie durch Spiele und Lieder lernt.

(名詞) 遊びを通じて学ぶ幼稚園・保育園。

彼らの娘は、ゲームや歌で学ぶプレイスクールに通っている。

(substantivo) pré-escola; jardim de infância; maternal [uma pré-escola, jardim de infância]

A filha deles frequenta uma pré-escola onde aprende por meio de jogos e canções.

Word parts: play + school

Common collocations

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