German word

Hort

Pronunciation

IPA/hɔɐ̯t/

Meaning

  • masculine nounafter-school care

Example

Ich bringe mein Kind in den Hort.

I take my child to after-school care.

Illustration for Hort (after-school care)

More examples

Im Hort nehmen die Kinder an betreuten Aktivitäten teil.

At the after-school care center, the children take part in supervised activities.

Core concept

A staffed bridge between the school day and home, with children staying there for homework and organized leisure.

Common phrases

  • einen Platz im Hort sichern

    secure a place in after-school care

  • Anmeldung zum Hort vornehmen

    register for after-school care

Similar words

Kita: Daytime childcare for babies, toddlers, and preschool children, with support for play and routines.
Schulhort: After-school childcare located at or run alongside a primary school.
Ganztagsschule: A school arrangement that keeps pupils at school into the afternoon.
Betreuung: The general provision of care and supervision for children.

Definition in German

Eine Einrichtung, in der Grundschulkinder nach dem Unterricht betreut werden und Unterstützung bei Hausaufgaben sowie beaufsichtigte Freizeitgestaltung bekommen.

Word origin

The childcare sense of Hort is a later German extension of the older noun for a protected store or treasure, a sense related to English hoard.

Usage tips

  • Hort names organized care mainly for primary-school children, whereas Kindergarten usually serves younger children.

Other meanings

  • hotbednoun
  • treasure trovenoun

Opposites

  • Privatbetreuungprivate childcarenoun
  • Elternhausparental homenoun

Related words

  • Hortvertragafter-school care contractnoun
  • Hortgebührenafter-school care feesnoun
  • Hortleiterafter-school care directornoun

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