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 in 40 states plus Washington, D.C., during the 2023-24 school year, per the CDC.
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Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
In the Fort Worth school district, the county’s largest, the number of kindergartners who are up-to-date with the MMR vaccine has dropped from 96% of students in the 2019-20 school year to 84% in 2023-24.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
The vaccination rate for Florida kindergartners has fallen to 88.1%, according to the CDC, the lowest in decades.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
In recent years, opposition to vaccine requirements for students and children has risen, and vaccination rates for kindergartners have fallen, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Kate Morgan, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
In the Fort Worth school district, the county’s largest, the number of kindergartners who are up-to-date with the MMR vaccine has dropped from 96% of students in the 2019-20 school year to 84% in 2023-24.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
The vaccination rate for Florida kindergartners has fallen to 88.1%, according to the CDC, the lowest in decades.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
In recent years, opposition to vaccine requirements for students and children has risen, and vaccination rates for kindergartners have fallen, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Kate Morgan, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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