preschooler

Definition of preschoolernext

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Recent Examples of preschooler After weeks of the low-pressure interactions, Miss Claire finally heard the preschooler speak for the very first time in the classroom. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026 What Mulaney didn’t anticipate was that the private tour of Elvis Presley’s former home would become the setting for one of parenting’s most unexpected conversations — explaining death to a preschooler. Ryan Brennan april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026 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. ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026 Sons Michael, 5, a preschooler, and Jonathan, 8, a second-grader, were plungers. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for preschooler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preschooler
Noun
  • Now, Davison will be sending her soon-to-be kindergartner to a private school.
    Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • With a teacher husband at home, five kids that include a teenage son who is now towering over everyone in the house (and, apparently, eating said entire house), two teenage daughters, a preteen daughter, and a very loud kindergartener, there is no escape.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Argentine athlete Lucas Trejo lost his wife and two children, while Héctor Bello’s partner died protecting their toddler.
    Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • Two women and a toddler were found dead Saturday night at a Jackson, Mississippi, home, according to police.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For example, in 2011, the FDA warned parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening gel, to premature infants fitting a particular profile.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The median cost for full-time care for an infant in Los Angeles County was $1,209 a month at a family child-care home and $1,818 a month at a center in 2024, according to data from the California Budget & Policy Center.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Despite being a high achiever, Veena Dinavahi struggled with anxiety and depression as an adolescent.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • These provisions also do not guarantee that an adolescent will be granted an exception.
    Sunaya Krishnapura, STAT, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • After Micah’s birth, Lauryn posted a statement on X clarifying that Rohan was not her newborn's father.
    Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • About half of the newborns in the program received a $1,000 grant deposited in an Oklahoma 529 college savings account.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • For an ordinary schoolkid on a baseball diamond, having aretê might amount to paying attention, being a team player, and trying hard.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • At the center of the doc is the engaging Clint Patterson, who was a schoolkid when his father, a former rodeo rider, spearheaded the making of the Bigfoot film and its promotion.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Francois, who runs a medical rehabilitation in New York and brought his adult kids to see Les Grenadiers, said Haiti’s qualification, achieved amid extraordinary circumstances, was itself cause for celebration.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • His kids, though hesitant at first, became a large part of the business.
    Jenna Thompson June 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

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“Preschooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preschooler. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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