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

Although more than 90% of kindergartners in the U.S. are vaccinated against measles, that rate is too low to protect communities from outbreaks.

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Imagine that you’ve been put in charge of ten energetic kindergartners.

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New York is unlike other cities in placing kindergartners into gifted learning—typically, second or third grade is the norm.

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Los Angeles-based nonprofit Families in Schools, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District, recently held a series of focus groups on chronic absenteeism with Latino parents of kindergartners.

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California schools will begin screening kindergartners and first- and second- graders for dyslexia to combat the state’s low early reading scores.

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