(Ireland) A child in the first year of primary school.
(Ireland) A child in the first year of primary school.
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(Ireland) A child in the second year of primary school.
(countable, chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A student in an infant school or the first part of a primary school.
(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.
(UK, Australia) The section of a primary school for the education of older children, typically the years (grades) three to six.
A British English term for a primary school that caters to children roughly between the ages of seven and eleven — typically years three through six in the English school system. Junior school follows infant school and precedes secondary school, occupying the middle stretch of compulsory early education. While not slang in the traditional sense, it's a firmly regional term that confuses people used to American grade-school terminology and remains the everyday word British parents, teachers, and kids actually use.