kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner ˈkin-dər-ˌgärt-nər 
ˈkin-də-,
-ˌgärd-
variants or less commonly kindergartener
ˈkin-dər-ˌgär-tə-nər
ˈkin-də-,
-də- 1
: a child attending or of an age to attend kindergarten
2
: a teacher at a kindergarten
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But with all due respect to the world of child acting, no kindergartner is capable of pretending to be as upset as Remy was in several moments of the finale. 
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022 The kindergartner is the couple’s oldest of their four children. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2022 For Andrew Tourville, whose daughter is a kindergartner at Queen of Martyrs Catholic School in Evergreen Park, news of the archdiocese’s sudden change of heart on mandatory masking was bittersweet. Karen Ann Cullotta, chicagotribune.com, 10 Feb. 2022 Hearing cases, ruling on things, and then coming back into chambers and taking a call from her kid who was a kindergartner, talking to the teacher. Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 Fabian Padilla and his wife spent part of Tuesday researching bulletproof gear for their kindergartner, scrolling through smiley-face backpacks with armored lining and kid-size hoodies designed to protect against gunfire. Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Google’s top suggestions resembled clumsy cubist drawings of tables as imagined by a kindergartner. Michelle Slatalla, WSJ, 17 May 2022 Her older daughter and 6-year-old son, a kindergartner at South Loop Elementary, have each taken a mental health day. Olivia Olander, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022 Some parents are outraged after learning a kindergartner brought alcohol to school and shared it with classmates. Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022 See More
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022 The kindergartner is the couple’s oldest of their four children. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2022 For Andrew Tourville, whose daughter is a kindergartner at Queen of Martyrs Catholic School in Evergreen Park, news of the archdiocese’s sudden change of heart on mandatory masking was bittersweet. Karen Ann Cullotta, chicagotribune.com, 10 Feb. 2022 Hearing cases, ruling on things, and then coming back into chambers and taking a call from her kid who was a kindergartner, talking to the teacher. Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 Fabian Padilla and his wife spent part of Tuesday researching bulletproof gear for their kindergartner, scrolling through smiley-face backpacks with armored lining and kid-size hoodies designed to protect against gunfire. Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Google’s top suggestions resembled clumsy cubist drawings of tables as imagined by a kindergartner. Michelle Slatalla, WSJ, 17 May 2022 Her older daughter and 6-year-old son, a kindergartner at South Loop Elementary, have each taken a mental health day. Olivia Olander, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022 Some parents are outraged after learning a kindergartner brought alcohol to school and shared it with classmates. Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1
kindergartner
noun
variants also kindergartener
as in preschooler
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- preschooler
- schoolchild
- toddler
- kid
- adolescent
- schoolboy
- schoolgirl
- infant
- schoolkid
- child
- kiddo
- newborn
- youngster
- tyke
- minor
- juvenile
- tot
- neonate
- baby
- moppet
- rug rat
- chick
- kiddie
- youngling
- weanling
- teenager
- youth
- cub
- teen
- bud
- monkey
- bantling
- nestling
- sprout
- whippersnapper
- urchin
- cherub
- hellion
- tike
- babe
- whelp
- tween
- squirt
- rogue
- rascal
- bairn
- kiddy
- sprat
- imp
- bambino
- preteen
- rapscallion
- mischief
- jackanapes
- chap
- teener
- lad
- stripling
- nipper
- tomboy
- teenybopper
- devil
- shaver
- subteen
- tad
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- hoyden
- bobby-soxer
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- adult
- grown-up
- senior citizen
- elder
- senior
- oldster
- middle-ager
- ancient
- golden-ager
- old-timer