kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-dər-ˌgärt-nər 
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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The kindergartner died at the scene, according to authorities.
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
In Jenny O’Sullivan’s art and technology classroom, kindergartners learn computer coding basics by steering a robot through a maze.
—Terry Spencer, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2024
In 2022-23, there were over 34,800 kindergartners in Connecticut, and about 41% of those students were enrolled in just 25 school districts across the state.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024
The kids missing the most amount of school may surprise you: kindergarteners
Nearby, gathered on the learning rug in teacher Diana Dickey’s classroom, the kindergartners aren’t cheering: They’ve just been told one of their classmates is absent.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 14 June 2024
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
In Jenny O’Sullivan’s art and technology classroom, kindergartners learn computer coding basics by steering a robot through a maze.
—Terry Spencer, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2024
In 2022-23, there were over 34,800 kindergartners in Connecticut, and about 41% of those students were enrolled in just 25 school districts across the state.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024
The kids missing the most amount of school may surprise you: kindergarteners
Nearby, gathered on the learning rug in teacher Diana Dickey’s classroom, the kindergartners aren’t cheering: They’ve just been told one of their classmates is absent.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 14 June 2024
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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