Kaleyard School Syllabification: (Kale·yard School)Pronunciation: /ˈkālˌyärd/Definition of Kaleyard School a group of late 19th-century fiction writers, including J. M. Barrie, who described local town life in Scotland in a romantic vein and with much use of the vernacular. Origin:from Scots kaleyard, literally 'kitchen garden'Kaleyard School in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Kaleyard School in the British & World English dictionary