preparatory school (UK)—fee-paying private junior school which prepares pupils for admission to independent secondary school:
- Laurence attended a “preparatory school” from the time he was 8 years old until he was 13.
preparatory school (U.S.)—fee-paying private senior school which prepares pupils for admission to a university:
- Egger intends to spend more time with her daughters, 18 and 16, who attend preparatory school out of state.