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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During the 2023 to 2024 school year, 92.7% of kindergartners received the MMR vaccine, according to data.
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Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Greene later shared a snapshot of St. Elizabeth kindergartners seated in front of a classroom’s television screen as Pope Leo XIV addressed the world.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
Professionals have concluded that a 95% vaccination rate is the minimum required to protect the most vulnerable, such as infants, from infection; as of 2024, the U.S. vaccination rate among kindergartners had fallen from 95.2% in 2019-20 to 92.7%.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Unfortunately, Pueblo City School District — with schools near where the single measles case was documented this week — has gone in the opposite direction, with 84% of kindergartners getting vaccinated in 2017 compared to 76% in 2021 and 80% in 2022.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
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Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Greene later shared a snapshot of St. Elizabeth kindergartners seated in front of a classroom’s television screen as Pope Leo XIV addressed the world.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
Professionals have concluded that a 95% vaccination rate is the minimum required to protect the most vulnerable, such as infants, from infection; as of 2024, the U.S. vaccination rate among kindergartners had fallen from 95.2% in 2019-20 to 92.7%.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Unfortunately, Pueblo City School District — with schools near where the single measles case was documented this week — has gone in the opposite direction, with 84% of kindergartners getting vaccinated in 2017 compared to 76% in 2021 and 80% in 2022.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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