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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For the 2023-24 school year, 96.2% of California’s kindergartners were vaccinated against measles, according to the CDC — one of the higher rates of any state.
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
The grade school was founded in 2013 and serves kindergartners through fifth graders.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 18 June 2025
One of the school’s kindergartners this year racked up almost 60 unexcused absences by March.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Race and Kindergarten Readiness Share of Ohio kindergartners demonstrating kindergarten readiness in fall 2024.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
The grade school was founded in 2013 and serves kindergartners through fifth graders.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 18 June 2025
One of the school’s kindergartners this year racked up almost 60 unexcused absences by March.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Race and Kindergarten Readiness Share of Ohio kindergartners demonstrating kindergarten readiness in fall 2024.
—Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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