kindergartner

noun

variants also kindergartener
Definition of kindergartnernext
as in preschooler

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Recent Examples of kindergartner My new kindergartner especially is feeling all the big feels about school. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 July 2026 Recent amendments to be considered include assessing a kindergartner’s math knowledge rather than screening for math deficiencies, something that would help identify students who need additional support. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Now, Davison will be sending her soon-to-be kindergartner to a private school. — Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026 The emotional service and burial come after the Wellesley church held a vigil for the two young elementary school students — Kai was a second grader and Ella was a kindergartener, both at Schofield Elementary School — in April, according to NBC 10 Boston. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for kindergartner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindergartner
  1. preschooler
  2. schoolchild
  3. schoolkid
  4. toddler
  5. schoolboy
  6. adolescent
  7. kid
  8. schoolgirl
Noun
  • In 1985, Lee’s firstborn, then a preschooler, died in a traffic accident.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Encourage your preschooler to be more mindful by teaching them kid-friendly meditation techniques, including deep breathing exercises, mindfulness activities, and even guided sleep meditations.
    — Heather Gowen Walsh, Parents, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of preschooler
Noun
  • Learning to read and write cursive was once a rite of passage for practically every American schoolchild.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of schoolchild
Noun
  • For an ordinary schoolkid on a baseball diamond, having aretê might amount to paying attention, being a team player, and trying hard.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • At the center of the doc is the engaging Clint Patterson, who was a schoolkid when his father, a former rodeo rider, spearheaded the making of the Bigfoot film and its promotion.
    — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of schoolkid
Noun
  • The prosecutor argued the beatings basically never stopped, claiming footage showed nannies beating one child, then turning their violence toward any of the other toddlers who wept while watching.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The toddler finding marks the third time in 18 months that a different research community reached the same conclusion.
    — Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of toddler
Noun
  • One picture shows a schoolboy Rogers at the Hawks’ annual presentation evening, wearing a tie in their red and blue colours.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • With the sprightly energy of a schoolboy, Jean-Paul Doron bounds into an empty creek, his red suede shoes scraping pale rocks.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of schoolboy
Noun
  • Ariel Gutiérrez’s intimate coming-of-age drama examines how sudden loss can force an adolescent to confront fear, responsibility and the possibility of rebuilding a life after trauma.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Getty An island that had spent decades pairing glamour with license was perhaps the wrong place to entrust an adolescent to unusually permissive relatives.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of adolescent
Noun
  • Everyone thinks their kids’ slang is ridiculous and their parents’ politics naive.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Mitt reminds me of these famous sports dads — Earl Woods, Richard Williams, Marv Marinovich — who put a golf club or tennis racket or football in their kids’ cribs.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • Yet, just as Cathy’s narrative arc transforms her from New England schoolgirl to — mild spoiler alert!
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Though clearly not human, Nanno (Chicha Amatayakul) is just a schoolgirl who wants to have fun.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of schoolgirl

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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindergartner. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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