first grade

first grade

English

Noun

first grade (plural first grades)

1. (US, education) The first year of grade school, the period in school that comes after kindergarten and before second grade. Children usually begin first grade at age six.

Synonyms

• grade one, grade 1 (Canada)

Derived terms

• first grader

Translations

school grade of ages 6-7

French: CP (fr) m German: erste Klasse f Hungarian: első osztály Japanese: 小学一年 (shōgaku ichinen), 小一 (shōichi)

Portuguese: primeira série f, 1ª série f Romanian: clasa întâia, prima clasă Russian: пе́рвый класс m (pérvyj klass)