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

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

Just less than 85% of Wisconsin kindergartners have received the measles vaccine, according to 2024-25 school year data from the CDC. — Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026

About 91% of children are vaccinated by age 2, compared with roughly 93% of kindergartners, according to the CDC. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 30 July 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