kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-dər-ˌgärt-nər 
ˈkin-də-,
-ˌgärd-
variants
or less commonly kindergartener
1
: a child attending or of an age to attend kindergarten
2
: a teacher at a kindergarten
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Moore’s rising fifth grader and her son, a rising kindergartner, are on the wait list at Queen’s Grant Community School.
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Abby Pender, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
According to an obituary, the kindergartner had two siblings and had a love for some of life’s simplest and purest joys.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
In Gaines County, the epicenter of the measles outbreak in Texas, only 82% of kindergartners have been fully vaccinated.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The measles vaccination rate fell to 92.7% for kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year, according to data from the CDC.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
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Abby Pender, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
According to an obituary, the kindergartner had two siblings and had a love for some of life’s simplest and purest joys.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
In Gaines County, the epicenter of the measles outbreak in Texas, only 82% of kindergartners have been fully vaccinated.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The measles vaccination rate fell to 92.7% for kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year, according to data from the CDC.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kindergartner
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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