preschooler
noun
pre·school·er
ˈprē-ˌskü-lər 
1
: a child not yet old enough for school
2
: a child attending a preschool
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In their off-hours, one employee was nursing an infant and homeschooling a preschooler, and another worked a second job as a real estate agent.
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
This will especially appeal to the silly preschoolers in the group!
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
The extra financial boost is helping people like Ally Masy-Alhin, a paraprofessional who works with preschoolers at Gallimore Elementary School in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
None of the staff or 140 preschoolers at Temple Israel in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield Township were injured.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 13 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
This will especially appeal to the silly preschoolers in the group!
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
The extra financial boost is helping people like Ally Masy-Alhin, a paraprofessional who works with preschoolers at Gallimore Elementary School in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
None of the staff or 140 preschoolers at Temple Israel in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield Township were injured.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for preschooler
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preschooler
noun
pre·school·er
ˈprē-ˈskü-lər
: a child of preschool age
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