Origin of prep school

First recorded in 1890–95

Example sentences from the Web for prep school

  • By the time she got to Princeton, she knew she lacked the prep-school education of her peers, and she dove into grammar books.

    Is Sotomayor Getting Palin-ed? |Elaine Lafferty |May 28, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
  • You know, Driscoll insists that you cant make a prep-school player from a high-school fellow.

    Quarter-Back Bates |Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for prep school

prep school

noun

informal See preparatory school