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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Last school year, less than 85% of Wisconsin kindergartners were up-to-date on the measles vaccine, compared to nearly 93% of kindergartners nationwide, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Vaccination rates among the country's kindergartners have fallen once again, with coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination dropping from 92.7 percent in the 2023–2024 school year to 92.5 percent in 2024–2025.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
About 94% of kindergartners were vaccinated against hepatitis B.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2025
During the 2024-25 school year, 4.1% of kindergartners — about 138,000 kids — had a vaccine exemption, surpassing the previous record high of 3.7% during the prior school year.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 31 July 2025
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Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Vaccination rates among the country's kindergartners have fallen once again, with coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination dropping from 92.7 percent in the 2023–2024 school year to 92.5 percent in 2024–2025.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
About 94% of kindergartners were vaccinated against hepatitis B.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2025
During the 2024-25 school year, 4.1% of kindergartners — about 138,000 kids — had a vaccine exemption, surpassing the previous record high of 3.7% during the prior school year.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 31 July 2025
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“Kindergartner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kindergartner. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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kindergartner
noun
kin·der·gart·ner
ˈkin-der-ˌgärt-nər
-ˌgärd-
: a kindergarten pupil
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