kindergartner

or kin·der·gar·ten·er

[ kin-der-gahrt-ner, -gahrd- ]

noun

1. a child who attends a kindergarten.
2. a kindergarten teacher.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kindergartner¹

From the German word Kindergärtner, dating back to 1870–75. See kindergarten, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Informal questions by the kindergartner and answers by the children, on its introduction, that it may be well understood.

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Is it not true that such work requires considerable effort from the kindergartner to make it interesting to the child?

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Of course the American kindergartner does not use "foolish" stories; but stories she does use, and to good effect.

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The fourteen little stories in this book are not offered as a collection ample enough to satisfy all needs of the kindergartner.

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Do not say I am making too solemn a matter of these movement plays, to the Kindergartner.

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