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kindergartner

kindergartner

9 2.7
A child in the first year of kindergarten
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪndərˌɡɑːrtənər/
  • US
translation icon : niño de jardín de infancia
  • Many children learn to read during their first year as a kindergartner at school.
  • kindergartners and first graders
  • kindergartners and first
  • kindergartners or preschoolers

Examples

  • How frequently may kindergartners come to the library to borrow books?

    Academic text (2012)

  • The First Step to Success program targets kindergartners who already show some aggressive or defiant behavior.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The school nurse may need to get information that a kindergartner should not see.

    Academic text (2002)

  • I teach everything from little guys, little kindergartners, to senior citizens.

    The Foot Fist Way (2006)

  • If books are not returned on time, may kindergartners check out additional books?

    Academic text (2012)

  • If books were not returned on time, kindergartners were still able to check out additional books in 15 schools.

    Academic text (2012)

  • "Actors, five point position, please!" The kindergartners jump to attention, standing with hands at their sides, heads high, feet together.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Table 2 shows the types of books that kindergartners were permitted to borrow.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Results from this study described educational services provided to kindergartners and first graders in Virginia during the 2008-2009 school year.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree explores the topics of apples and plant growth with kindergartners.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

schoolchild
vskindergartner
37 1.0

A child who goes to primary or secondary school

is specifically in the first year before primary school rather than any school pupil
preschooler
vskindergartner
23 2.3

A young child who goes to school before starting primary school

is the child in the first year of school rather than any young child
kindergartener
vskindergartner
  • US
5 2.2

A child around five or six who attends a class for young children

is specifically in the initial school year rather than any preschool age
schoolie
vskindergartner
  • UK
8.1

A child who goes to primary or secondary school

is the child in the first year, not a general informal school pupil

Surface Forms

kindergartner singular
kindergartners plural

Morphology

kindergartner = kindergarten (transparent) = kindergarten + er

The word is a regular agentive/person suffixation from 'kindergarten', meaning a child associated with or attending kindergarten.

Etymology

Kindergartner comes from the German word kindergarten, made of Kinder 'children' and Garten 'garden', so imagine a garden where little children grow and learn. A kindergartner is a child who goes to that 'children's garden', usually in the first year of school.