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 share of kindergartners with vaccine exemptions increased across most of the nation during the 2023-2024 school year — and Arizona had one of the highest exemption rates, per new CDC data.
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Those of us who were kids in the 90s and ‘00s likely remember the beloved children’s book character Junie B. Jones — now, the famous kindergartner is coming to a whole new generation!
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
From kindergartners to middle and high schoolers, all were lined up outside the high school art classroom, eagerly waiting to see these treasured artifacts.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Vandenberg is a kindergartner at the school mentioned in the letter, St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary School.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Boehm, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Those of us who were kids in the 90s and ‘00s likely remember the beloved children’s book character Junie B. Jones — now, the famous kindergartner is coming to a whole new generation!
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
From kindergartners to middle and high schoolers, all were lined up outside the high school art classroom, eagerly waiting to see these treasured artifacts.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Vandenberg is a kindergartner at the school mentioned in the letter, St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary School.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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