first grade

== English == === Alternative forms === 1st grade === Noun === first grade (plural first grades) (US, education) The 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 ==== grade one, grade 1 (Canada, Philippines) ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== first grader ==== Translations ====