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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Edwards is planning to move her kindergartner out of LAUSD to attend a charter school that limits screen time next school year.
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Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
All of the youngsters, ranging from kindergartners to high school seniors, also attend schools in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60, North Chicago School District 187 or Gurnee School District 56.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 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
The loss of average daily attendance funding was the result of state audits of more than 1,000 public schools, where more than 10% of kindergartners or seventh-grade students were not fully vaccinated in 2023 and 2024.
—Diana Lambert, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2026
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Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
All of the youngsters, ranging from kindergartners to high school seniors, also attend schools in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60, North Chicago School District 187 or Gurnee School District 56.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 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
The loss of average daily attendance funding was the result of state audits of more than 1,000 public schools, where more than 10% of kindergartners or seventh-grade students were not fully vaccinated in 2023 and 2024.
—Diana Lambert, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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