KINDERGARTENERS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

kindergartners

noun

variants also kindergarteners

plural of kindergartner

as in preschoolers

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Noun

As Mayor Mamdani launches universal childcare for 2-year-olds, with the ultimate goal of free care for all young children, what do New York City parents want for their toddlers and even infants?

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
The Yamasaki Takashi pieces are especially well-suited to working with toddlers (Woo notes that only staffers who wear a uniform are those who work with children under six).

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of toddlers

Noun

In the course of her research, Corless discovered that, over four decades, 800 babies and infants had died at the home.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
The orangutans, including three mothers with infants and two adolescent males, were rescued from areas in Ketapang and North Kayong regencies that were ravaged by fires between August and September.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of infants

Noun

Conversely, Morio is desperate to have kids, but any effort to discuss the topic with his wife is quickly dismissed.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Presumably, kids are still writing sketches in their basements and delivering jokes about cafeteria food into hairbrushes.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

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