Kindness named Oxford Children's Word of Year

Good news: ‘Kindness’ named Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2024
The word ‘kindness’ has been chosen as Children's Word of the Year for 2024 after a survey of thousands of young people. View on euronews
Kindness voted by children as 2024 word of the year
Kindness has been chosen as Children's Word of the Year for 2024 after a survey of thousands of young people. Oxford University Press (OUP) said "artificial intelligence" and "conflict" were also among the most common suggestions.
Children choose 'kindness' as the word of the year
Oxford University Press shortlisted three words — ’kindness’, ‘artificial intelligence’, and ‘conflict’ — and asked children to vote for their preferred word
Kindness selected Oxford Children’s Word of the Year for 2024
More than six in 10 children have chosen ‘kindness’ as their word of the year for 2024, according to Oxford University Press.
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‘Kindness’ named as Children’s Word of the Year
According to the research, 61% of children chose “kindness” as the Children’s Word of the Year, with some of them associating the word with mental health. It is so encouraging that kindness has been voted—by a considerable majority—as the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year for 2024
Kindness named Oxford Children's Word of the Year
'Kindness' has been named as Oxford Children’s Word of the Year for 2024, while 'slay' and 'skibidi' have been named among the most popular slang terms. According to Oxford University Press, 61 per cent of children chose 'kindness', followed by a quarter opting for 'artificial intelligence', and seven per cent selecting 'conflict'.
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