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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In Illinois, about 91.6% of kindergartners had received the MMR vaccine during the 2023-2024 school year.
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Monroe County: 92% of kindergartners were vaccinated, a slight improvement from the previous school year.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
In 2013, roughly 7.5% of kindergartners in the county had parents or guardians who filed for an exemption for at least one vaccine.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Though the hat has a paper quality to it and the uneven spikes call to mind a kindergartner with blunt Fiskars totally misunderstanding a paper snowflake assignment, the overall look transcends these barriers to become nothing short of sublime.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Monroe County: 92% of kindergartners were vaccinated, a slight improvement from the previous school year.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
In 2013, roughly 7.5% of kindergartners in the county had parents or guardians who filed for an exemption for at least one vaccine.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Though the hat has a paper quality to it and the uneven spikes call to mind a kindergartner with blunt Fiskars totally misunderstanding a paper snowflake assignment, the overall look transcends these barriers to become nothing short of sublime.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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