Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kindy

/ˈkɪndi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: kindy
IPA: /ˈkɪndi/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Diminutive of kindergarten.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This means all public kindies in NZ "charge" fees of $1-$2/session just to get by."
"We got to kindy today to find that some 'Hoons' had got into the grounds and slashed the wet weather/wind awnings and cut them in half with a knife."
"But you are draining the potential killings the PAP foundation kindies may have made. If you started the ball rolling, who else will make a beeline for the PAP kindies. Don't ever consider those privately-run kindies a suitable alternative. They are money-minded outfits that might do more harm than the PAP kindies."
"Kids can now start kindy at 2."
"K started kindergarten this morning. Wonderful teachers, wonderful Kindy / Preschool, and I'm so glad she's going but at the same time I'm so sad she's growing up so fast :("

Etymology

Clipping of kind(ergarten) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: y

Usage

Inflected Forms

kindies (plural)

Synonyms

kindergarten nursery school preschool

Homonyms

kindie

Rhymes With

cindie indie hindi windy indy mindy bindi sindhi findy kindie

Questions

How do you pronounce kindy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪndi/.
What does kindy mean?: Diminutive of kindergarten.
Where does kindy come from?: Clipping of kind(ergarten) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

How to pronounce kindy

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