Meaning of Preschooler | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A child who has not yet attended school.
2. A child who is educated at preschool.

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Examples

“Countless issues arise⟳ in family life every day, from the litany of no-noes showered on the toddler, to calling the preschooler in for his lunch.”

“Tasks that include⟳ non-living natural kinds (e.g., clouds and rivers) generally elicit more animalistic errors (e.g., Carey, 1985; Laurendeau & Pinard, 1962; Smeets, 1973; see⟳ Nass, 1956, for discussion of content effects); however, even with such items, preschoolers are no more likely to overattribute life than to underattribute it (Hatano et al., 1993; Smeets, 1973).”

“The warmup guy — as I now know⟳ is common for live⟳ audiences in taped television performances — kept fluffing the crowd like⟳ they were preschoolers. “Now what are you going to do when we introduce⟳ the first comedian?” Wild cheers. “C'mon, that's not good enough! Let's try⟳ it again! What are you going to do???””

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