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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Amy Kovac, the reading specialist, was in Parker’s office when Zwerner told Parker the boy had threatened a kindergartner and had been aggressive with a security officer during lunch.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Statewide, only about 89% of kindergartners are fully vaccinated, with Sarasota County having the lowest rate, at about 80%.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Last school year, nearly 1 in 5 kindergartners in the Southwest district of Utah where the outbreak is growing were missing documentation of having received the MMR vaccine — more than any other region and twice as high as the state average.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The farm came alive as kindergartners picked pumpkins, met farm animals, and tried farm chores.
—Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Statewide, only about 89% of kindergartners are fully vaccinated, with Sarasota County having the lowest rate, at about 80%.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Last school year, nearly 1 in 5 kindergartners in the Southwest district of Utah where the outbreak is growing were missing documentation of having received the MMR vaccine — more than any other region and twice as high as the state average.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The farm came alive as kindergartners picked pumpkins, met farm animals, and tried farm chores.
—Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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