PRESCHOOLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does preschooler mean? 

• PRESCHOOLER (noun)
  The noun PRESCHOOLER has 1 sense:

1. a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten

  Familiarity information: PRESCHOOLER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRESCHOOLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A child who attends a preschool or kindergarten

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

kindergartener; kindergartner; preschooler

Hypernyms ("preschooler" is a kind of...):

child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)

 Context examples 

Preschoolers are most likely to drown in a swimming pool.

(Drowning, NIH)

The study included 90 young children: 38 typically developing preschoolers and 52 preschoolers with symptoms of ADHD.

(Atypical brain development observed in preschoolers with ADHD symptoms, National Institutes of Health)

Babies and preschoolers were routinely immunized until 2008.

(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)

This study is the first comprehensive examination of brain structure changes in preschoolers with signs of ADHD, a disorder marked by a pattern of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior.

(Atypical brain development observed in preschoolers with ADHD symptoms, National Institutes of Health)