preschooler
noun/ˈpriˌskulər/
Frequency rank: #19,642 most common English word
Meaning
a young child who is not yet old enough to attend school, typically aged 3 to 5.
Example sentence
The teacher read a picture book to every preschooler in the classroom.
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