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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Preschoolers and kindergartners: Kids this age generally don't count past 20, so collections of 100 should focus on bundles or groups of five or 10.
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Amanda Morin, Parents, 8 July 2024
Eighteen rising kindergartners, hands over hearts, recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
—Washington Post, 3 July 2024
The activities are separated by grade level, so kindergartners have different, more age-appropriate tasks than fifth graders.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
In Hartford, the district educates about 1,200 kindergartners.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024
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Amanda Morin, Parents, 8 July 2024
Eighteen rising kindergartners, hands over hearts, recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
—Washington Post, 3 July 2024
The activities are separated by grade level, so kindergartners have different, more age-appropriate tasks than fifth graders.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
In Hartford, the district educates about 1,200 kindergartners.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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