PRESCHOOLERS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

preschoolers

noun

plural of preschooler

as in kindergartners

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Noun

The Ramones’ appeal and fame crosses genders and ages, as onstage vocal guests — and an audience that included toddlers on shoulders — proved.

— Katherine Turman, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
There’s a toy section, too, with options for toddlers, teens and adults.

— Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of toddlers

Noun

Another is the contagion risk posed by having an unvaccinated child in a waiting room alongside infants and kids with immunodeficiencies.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
If the mother was not vaccinated, infants younger than 8 months should recieve nirsevimab, which is not a vaccine but a monoclonal antibody shot.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of infants

Noun

The passage about the group of hippies going out to the pueblo and giving the Native kids LSD and hooking up on the tribe’s sacred ground until they get run off is priceless.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Each year, Kenny Wilson and her husband pile their two kids into the car and drive hours from her Texas home to a cruise port in Galveston.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

The newborn’s mother was severely ill from measles at the time of birth, according to reporting from The Atlantic, which spoke with the baby’s parents amid the uproar.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
At Burdett, only about a quarter of newborns are delivered by C-section, compared with about a third statewide, according to 2025 hospital data.

— Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of newborn

Noun

Up to 25 players can be registered on the ‘A’ list for the Conference League, while an unlimited number of youngsters are allowed on the back-up ‘B’ list.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Alongside him on Saturday was Francis Onyeka, a Leverkusen player on loan facing his own club, one of three youngsters on loan in the squad.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of youngsters

Noun

Told from a baby’s perspective, the Nickelodeon classic kept the action at ground (or carpet) level, offering a hilarious exploration of how tykes perceive and process adult concepts.

— Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
Now that these lovable chaos agents are joined by all manner of fearsome, gelatinous people-eaters, parents might be wondering whether to have their youngest tykes sit this installment out.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of tykes

Noun

But in late July, the Wittes told families Nova Roots was closing, leaving them scrambling to enroll their children elsewhere.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026
Clancy, who was accused of murdering her three children in January 2023, has been in the national spotlight the last few weeks as her trial was live-streamed.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of children

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