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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Thomas Nebel, 5, a kindergartner from Glenview, had his face painted with a blue shark.
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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
Less than 93% of kindergartners received two doses of the combination measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine for the 2024-25 school year compared with 95% for the 2019-2020 school year.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
Ensuring the wide-eyed kindergartner pacing the halls realizes their eventual potential.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
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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
Less than 93% of kindergartners received two doses of the combination measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine for the 2024-25 school year compared with 95% for the 2019-2020 school year.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
Ensuring the wide-eyed kindergartner pacing the halls realizes their eventual potential.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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