rising three

noun

A child who will turn three years old during the school term, and may therefore count as a three-year-old for the purposes of registering at a school.

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Meanings

nounrising three (plural rising threes)

plural rising threes

  1. UKeducationA child who will turn three years old during the school term, and may therefore count as a three-year-old for the purposes of registering at a school.
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APA

rising three. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rising%20three

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“rising three.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rising%20three. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rising three,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rising%20three.

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