infants
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- plural of infant
- (UK, Australia) The section of a primary school for the education of younger children, typically the classes of reception or kindergarten and years (grades) one and two.
- Synonym: Key Stage 1
- Coordinate term: juniors
- Near-synonym: infant school
- 2011 January 21, Craig Revel Horwood, All Balls and Glitter: My Life, Michael O'Mara Books, →ISBN:
- It was around the time I moved from infants to juniors, which was based in a different building, so it felt like going to big school.
- 2013 February 1, Simon Webb, The Best Days of Our Lives: School Life in Post-War Britain, The History Press, →ISBN:
- Although of course we did harder work in the juniors than we did in infants, there were still times when we relaxed and just enjoyed ourselves.
- 2023 February 7, Debbie McGowan, Chain of Secrets, Beaten Track Publishing, →ISBN:
- George had Josh's form tutor for science, and she talked down to them, like they were still in infants, whereas Mr. Barton treated them like adults.
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