kindergartners

noun

variants also kindergarteners
plural of kindergartner
as in preschoolers

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  1. toddlers
  2. infants
  3. kids
  4. minors
Noun
  • Some centers welcome preschoolers; others accept toddlers too.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Two toddlers, ages 3 and 1, were found alive inside a home with two dead adults in Wilkinsburg, authorities said.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of toddlers
Noun
  • Where the Eleousa pressed mother and child cheek to cheek and Cassatt enfolded mothers around their infants, de Monteflores goes further, disappearing the mother’s face entirely behind her child’s.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Children younger than age five, particularly infants, as well as adults age 50 and older with underlying medical conditions or those age 65 or older, are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill, as are people with weakened immune systems.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of infants
Noun
  • Residents didn’t feel safe walking their dogs down the street, let alone taking their kids to the neighborhood park.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Building Coping Mechanisms Youth sports have the power to teach perseverance and overcoming adversity in a way kids may not be able to learn elsewhere, especially in our digital age.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • While existing law prevents health care providers from providing gender affirming procedures for minors, the bill would bar them from performing, attempting to perform, or referring a minor for this care.
    — Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
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