Meanings
nounfirst grade (plural first grades)
plural first grades · alternative 1st grade
- USeducationThe first or second year of grade school depending on classification, the period in school that comes after kindergarten and before second grade. Children usually begin first grade at age six.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 小一
- 小一 (xiǎoyī)school grade of ages 6-7
Finnish ensimmäinen luokka
- ensimmäinen luokkaschool grade of ages 6-7
French CP
- CPschool grade of ages 6-7
German erste Klasse
- erste Klasseschool grade of ages 6-7
Hungarian első osztály
- első osztályschool grade of ages 6-7
Japanese 小学一年, 小一
- 小学一年 (shōgaku ichinen)school grade of ages 6-7
- 小一 (shōichi)school grade of ages 6-7
Polish pierwsza klasa
- pierwsza klasaschool grade of ages 6-7
Portuguese primeira série, 1ª série
- primeira sérieschool grade of ages 6-7
- 1ª sérieschool grade of ages 6-7
Romanian clasa întâia, prima clasă
- clasa întâiaschool grade of ages 6-7
- prima clasăschool grade of ages 6-7
Russian пе́рвый класс
- пе́рвый класс (pérvyj klass)school grade of ages 6-7
Turkish birinci sınıf
- birinci sınıfschool grade of ages 6-7
Cite this entry
APA
first grade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20grade
MLA
“first grade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20grade. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first grade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20grade.
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