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

Before the pandemic, the vaccination rate among kindergartners was 95%. —Jerome Adams, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026

Thomas Nebel, 5, a kindergartner from Glenview, had his face painted with a blue shark. —Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026

This spring, Kalkbrenner and her team will compare the air pollution data to school nurse visits during the 2023-2024 school year among kindergartners through 8th graders across Milwaukee Public Schools. —Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025

It was centered in Gaines County, where kindergartners had a 77% measles vaccination rate as of the 2024-25 school year. —Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025

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