kindergartner

noun

kin·​der·​gart·​ner ˈkin-dər-ˌgärt-nər 

ˈkin-də-, 

-ˌgärd-

variants or less commonly kindergartener

ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tə-nər 

ˈkin-də-, 

-də- 

1

: a child attending or of an age to attend kindergarten

2

: a teacher at a kindergarten

Examples of kindergartner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

About 88% of kindergartners in the county were up to date on their measles vaccines during the last school year, according to state data. — Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

In Idaho, for example, over the 2025-2026 school year, more than 20 percent of kindergartners lacked immunity against polio. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Over the last five years, an increasing number of kindergartners have been exempted from vaccines. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

The number of kindergartners without a record of having both of those shots before school was about 280,000 last year, the CDC said. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for kindergartner

• copartner
• gartner
• partner

Kids Definition

kindergartner

noun

kin·​der·​gart·​ner ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər 

-ˌgärd-

: a kindergarten pupil