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 5-year-old was a kindergartener and the 7-year-old was a second grader at Cornelius Elementary School, a school official said.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
In another instance, a school tried to unlawfully police where a kindergartner could bring their wheelchair.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The kindergartner loved basketball, soccer and Legos.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Parent Andrea Miller of Arlington Heights made Valentine’s Day cards of encouragement to anonymous recipients with children Maggie Miller, 8, a second-grader and Gwen Miller, 5, a kindergartner.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
In another instance, a school tried to unlawfully police where a kindergartner could bring their wheelchair.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The kindergartner loved basketball, soccer and Legos.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Parent Andrea Miller of Arlington Heights made Valentine’s Day cards of encouragement to anonymous recipients with children Maggie Miller, 8, a second-grader and Gwen Miller, 5, a kindergartner.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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