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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District parents said kindergartners were not dropped off for hours in August 2024.
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Across Columbus City Schools, more than 63% of kindergartners were behind on language and literacy skills during the 2024-2025 school year, according to state kindergarten readiness assessment data.
—Makiya Seminera The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
White paper over a white tablecloth, pinned there like mittens on a kindergartner’s coat.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
The rate of Texas kindergartners up-to-date on their DTaP vaccines, which protect against diphtheria and tetanus as well as whooping cough, dropped from almost 97% to 93% between 2019 and 2024, according to state data.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Across Columbus City Schools, more than 63% of kindergartners were behind on language and literacy skills during the 2024-2025 school year, according to state kindergarten readiness assessment data.
—Makiya Seminera The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
White paper over a white tablecloth, pinned there like mittens on a kindergartner’s coat.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
The rate of Texas kindergartners up-to-date on their DTaP vaccines, which protect against diphtheria and tetanus as well as whooping cough, dropped from almost 97% to 93% between 2019 and 2024, according to state data.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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