kindergartner

noun kin·der·gart·ner \ ˈkin-dər-ˌgärt-nər , ˈkin-də- , -ˌgärd- \

variants: or less commonly kindergartener play \ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tə-nər, ˈkin-də-, -də-\

|Updated on: 20 Jun 2018

Definition of kindergartner

1 : a child attending or of an age to attend kindergarten

2 : a teacher at a kindergarten

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Recent Examples of kindergartner from the Web

By comparison, Pennsylvania’s highest non-medical exemption rates for kindergartners in 2015-16 were nearly 4.6 percent in Potter County, 4.4 percent in Armstrong County, and nearly 4 percent in Beaver County.

— rita giordano, Philly.com, "Pennsylvania among anti-vaccine hot spots on rise in U.S.," 15 June 2018
Another favorite was last year when invited to see her former Stone Ranch kindergartners graduate from Del Norte High.

— elizabeth marie himchak, Pomerado News, "PUSD bids farewell to 47 retiring elementary teachers," 15 June 2018
The non-profit Code.org has created a catalog of courses from around the internet that are categorized for kindergartners to fifth graders, sixth through 12th graders grade K-5, and those in college or beyond.

— ken colburn, azcentral, "How can I help my children learn to code?," 28 May 2018
The school had space for 120 kindergartners each year.

— mará rose williams, kansascity, "This public charter school became the whitest in the KC district. It's trying to change | The Kansas City Star," 2 May 2018
The goal is to provide $500 in a college savings account for every Oakland baby born into poverty, as well as a $100 college scholarship for each kindergartner and up to $16,000 for all eligible seniors to help cover college costs.

— jill tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, "Oakland initiative shows early success in breaking down barriers to college," 15 Mar. 2018
Among districts with at least 100 kindergartners, those in Lake Oswego, Sherwood and West Linn-Wilsonville showed the highest levels of reading readiness.

— betsy hammond, OregonLive.com, "Oregon 5-year-olds less ready for kindergarten, state finds," 13 Feb. 2018
Cub Scouting starts with lion dens for kindergartners, then progresses to tiger dens for first-graders, wolf dens for second-graders, bear dens for third-graders and webelos for fifth-graders.

— jane ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Girls not just Girl Scouts anymore. They are signing up for Cub Scouts in Milwaukee County," 7 Feb. 2018
Media: Ashley Coston Taylor, Chron.com A Texas kindergartner named Asher is melting hearts and inspiring people on the internet as a video of him greeting his classmates is going viral.

— julie takahashi, Houston Chronicle, "Texas kindergartner melts hearts as a classroom greeter in viral video," 30 May 2018

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