flower child

noun

: a hippie who advocates love, beauty, and peace

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The reviewer makes plain that The Doors were from a planet unfamiliar to that city's flower child set. — Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 14 May 2025 And anyway, who doesn’t want to channel their inner flower child teenager by drawing a few cute flowers on their face during their beauty routine? — María Munsuri, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2025 Golden played the part of the delinquent flower child so convincingly that her reputation soon preceded her. — Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025 Dandelions might be the most kid-friendly flower in existence — the one flower children can pick without getting into trouble. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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