kindergartner

noun

kin·​der·​gart·​ner ˈkin-dər-ˌgärt-nər How to pronounce kindergartner (audio)
ˈkin-də-,
-ˌgärd-
variants or less commonly kindergartener
1
: a child attending or of an age to attend kindergarten
2
: a teacher at a kindergarten

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Since 2000, non-medical exemption rates for kindergartners have risen from 1% to 8.8%, according to state data. Isabel Funk, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024 According to The Washington Post, Miles is remembered as a kindergartner whose favorite colors were red and blue, who considered dinosaurs his favorite animals, and who loved watching a show about sea creatures. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024 Fewer American parents vaccinated their kindergartners as more sought exemptions from routine shots during the last school year, new data shows. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, data showed the percentage of kindergartners exempt from one or more vaccines increased to 3.3% for the 2023-24 school year, which equates to about 127,000 children exempt from vaccines required for school. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for kindergartner 

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of kindergartner was in 1868

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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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kindergartner

noun
kin·​der·​gart·​ner ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər How to pronounce kindergartner (audio)
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil

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