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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a first grader" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a child who is in the first grade of school, typically around six or seven years old.
Example: "My daughter is a first grader and loves learning new things every day."
Alternatives: "a first-year student" or "a first-grade student".
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"I think the people who did it are really mean," said Asa Khalid, a first grader.
Mr. Yang jumped onto the path with a cleaver and slashed a first grader, who fled.
She was only 6 years old and a first grader at a Catholic school in Harlem.
He walked down the street alone, a first grader in an Eastern Airlines cap.
In other words, moving a first grader back to kindergarten sounds unlikely.
They claimed it was sexual harassment, when really it's just a first grader quoting a song.
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A first-grader earns a day off for the entire student body.
Stockman began her stage career in community theater as a first-grader.
I spelled it for her like a first-grader would recite her home phone number.
Maleah Frances, a first-grader in San Jose, Calif., admitted: "The boys are a little bit better.
At a Target in east Atlanta, DeAnn Williams, a retired secretary, was shopping with her granddaughter Latisha, a first-grader.
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