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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Between the lines: These numbers are in line with a national rise in vaccine exemptions among kindergartners, suggesting increasing vaccine skepticism among parents nationwide.
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Related article 2 kindergartners in critical condition after gunman opened fire at Christian school
The attack at Abundant Life is at least the 83rd school shooting of 2024, surpassing 2023 for the most school shootings in a single year since CNN began tracking such shootings in 2008.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
On December 4, a gunman opened fire at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, as two kindergartners were shot and injured.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
But vaccination rates among children have fallen; only about 92% of kindergartners had gotten their DTaP vaccine for the 2023-2024 school year, below the 95% federal target and leaving thousands of schoolchildren vulnerable.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Related article 2 kindergartners in critical condition after gunman opened fire at Christian school
The attack at Abundant Life is at least the 83rd school shooting of 2024, surpassing 2023 for the most school shootings in a single year since CNN began tracking such shootings in 2008.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
On December 4, a gunman opened fire at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, as two kindergartners were shot and injured.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
But vaccination rates among children have fallen; only about 92% of kindergartners had gotten their DTaP vaccine for the 2023-2024 school year, below the 95% federal target and leaving thousands of schoolchildren vulnerable.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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