flower child

noun

: a hippie who advocates love, beauty, and peace

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Topping your flowy dress with a roomy trench coat and the addition of an elegant timepiece to your wrist completes your outfit that means business and less flower child for a day’s busy schedule. Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025 Floral Curls Disco meets flower child in the late-70s style. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024 That’s why these two hobbies are perfect for any flower children reading this guide. Fran Tirado, Them, 18 Dec. 2024 Pearly Shadow Shimmery, pearly lids are in the flower child starter kit (along with long wavy hair, micro braids, and a flower crown). Loren Savini, Allure, 10 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for flower child

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flower child was in 1967

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“Flower child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20child. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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