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 distinction was by a wide margin — 14.3% of Idaho’s kindergartners had at least one exemption, and the next closest state was Alaska, with 9.5%.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
In the 2023-24 school year, about 88% of Florida kindergartners had the mandatory vaccinations required to attend school, down from the previous year, when nearly 91% of kindergartners were vaccinated, federal data shows.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
The number of jurisdictions that have struggled to secure more than 95 percent vaccination coverage among kindergartners has grown yearly since 2020.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
More kindergartners whose cancer treatment is on the chopping block!
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
In the 2023-24 school year, about 88% of Florida kindergartners had the mandatory vaccinations required to attend school, down from the previous year, when nearly 91% of kindergartners were vaccinated, federal data shows.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
The number of jurisdictions that have struggled to secure more than 95 percent vaccination coverage among kindergartners has grown yearly since 2020.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
More kindergartners whose cancer treatment is on the chopping block!
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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