preschooler

Definition of preschoolernext

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of preschooler 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 The preschooler wandered the room, swinging a thin plastic rod from a set of window blinds like a toy sword. Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for preschooler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preschooler
Noun
  • The emotional service and burial come after the Wellesley church held a vigil for the two young elementary school students — Kai was a second grader and Ella was a kindergartener, both at Schofield Elementary School — in April, according to NBC 10 Boston.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • Our program, by contrast, automatically enrolls every public school kindergartener, regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, unless their family opts out.
    Debra-Ellen Glickstein, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the open spaces, people kicked balls around (including my toddler, who blasted a shot past me and knocked over the beer of a Colombia fan who was very, very nice about the whole thing) or found shade under the only tree.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • As Brennen gets closer, the eager toddler holds up his hands to reveal a fun, new look.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 14 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
  • The infant’s family was all vaccinated.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Danny and Nia are traveling with their baby and a nanny, and Kristen and Luke, a Lincoln Logs set that can only make a shooting range, are also traveling with an infant, her sister, and brother-in-law, and so much emotional baggage that Jet Blue charged them $35 million in luggage fees.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • These provisions also do not guarantee that an adolescent will be granted an exception.
    Sunaya Krishnapura, STAT, 10 June 2026
  • No, rest is for the lazy, the Caucasian adolescent, the indolent, the indulgent—until the age of thirty.
    Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Feel the age-old urge to hold the newborn out to the red morning sun and give thanks.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • Some local initiatives are also beginning to develop, including a San Francisco program backed by private donations that aims to provide additional contributions for eligible newborns.
    Rick Unser, Forbes.com, 18 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
  • Take a bunch of kids who’ve never been out of East Tennessee.
    Holly Gleason, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Your support will help ease the financial burden and give Pam and her kids a sense of hope and security.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 June 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Preschooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preschooler. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster