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PEABODY

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Overview

PEABODY (noun)
  The noun PEABODY has 1 sense:

1. educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)play

  Familiarity information: PEABODY used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


PEABODY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody; Elizabeth Peabody; Peabody

Instance hypernyms:

educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)


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