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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Your pre-schooler or kindergartner has a whole new way to explore Adventure Bay in PAW Patrol Academy.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Our study, published online in November 2025 in the Journal of School Psychology, finds that about 15% of Black, Hispanic and Native American kindergartners score in the lowest 10% of reading scores, compared to 6% and 8% of white and Asian students, respectively.
—Eric Hengyu Hu, The Conversation, 11 Nov. 2025
This map of per-county kindergartner vaccination percentages in Utah and Arizona shows that all but two counties have percentages below the 95% level needed for herd immunity, with nine counties having percentages lower than 85%.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
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.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Our study, published online in November 2025 in the Journal of School Psychology, finds that about 15% of Black, Hispanic and Native American kindergartners score in the lowest 10% of reading scores, compared to 6% and 8% of white and Asian students, respectively.
—Eric Hengyu Hu, The Conversation, 11 Nov. 2025
This map of per-county kindergartner vaccination percentages in Utah and Arizona shows that all but two counties have percentages below the 95% level needed for herd immunity, with nine counties having percentages lower than 85%.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
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.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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