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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Vaccination rates among kindergartners has decreased nationally in recent years, not only in regard to the Tdap vaccine used to protect against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, but also other vaccines as well, meaning other illnesses have also been on the rise.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
In Missouri, where MMR vaccine rates have declined among kindergartners since 2020 and measles cases have been reported this year, Republican lawmakers rejected a public health director in 2022 after vaccine opponents protested his appointment.
—Lauren Sausser, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Though whooping cough vaccinations are required for Kentucky schools, only 86% of kindergartners and 85% of seventh graders are up to date with their immunization, data from the 2024-25 school immunization survey indicate.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
Friends of the Children, a national nonprofit that’s new to San Diego, is to offer mentoring to kids as young as kindergartners.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
In Missouri, where MMR vaccine rates have declined among kindergartners since 2020 and measles cases have been reported this year, Republican lawmakers rejected a public health director in 2022 after vaccine opponents protested his appointment.
—Lauren Sausser, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Though whooping cough vaccinations are required for Kentucky schools, only 86% of kindergartners and 85% of seventh graders are up to date with their immunization, data from the 2024-25 school immunization survey indicate.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
Friends of the Children, a national nonprofit that’s new to San Diego, is to offer mentoring to kids as young as kindergartners.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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