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PEABODY
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• PEABODY (noun)
The noun PEABODY has 1 sense:
1. educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
Familiarity information: PEABODY used as a noun is very rare.
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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