flower child
Americannoun
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flower children
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of flower child
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; from the conventional image of such people as carrying and distributing flowers
Example Sentences
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However temporarily, she’s become a more modern kind of flower child, sunk blissfully into the fecund earth that — at least for now — hasn’t yet been scorched beyond repair.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Strong, best known as the feckless media heir of Succession, plays Jerry Rubin as a perpetually half-stoned flower child, a naïve Harpo to Hoffman’s smartass Groucho.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2020
Some early models had a flower vase, typically mounted on the dashboard as the perfect flower child accessory.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2018
For Kravitz, still the flower child, it’s a call to action to get people looking for change.
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2018
That part I remember like it was yesterday—this little flower child, who barely knew how a doorknob worked, suddenly dropped in the middle of a society several centuries ahead of the one she’d just left.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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