Children, Kindness and Word of the 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
How the Children’s Word of the Year has changed in a decade and what it means for kids
Over 6,000 children aged 6 to 14 across the UK have taken part in the annual Oxford University Press (OUP) survey – with over half (61%) selecting “kindness” as their 2024 Children’s Word of the Year.
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.
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.
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'.
‘Kindness’ named as Children’s Word of the Year
Artificial intelligence” has lost out to “Kindness” as the 2024 Children’s Word of the Year. More than 3,000 children across the UK aged six to 14 were asked for their word of the year, with “kindness”,
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How to sum up 2024? The Oxford University Press word of the year is 'brain rot'
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'Kindness' and 'Slay' are words of the year for kids
The Oxford University Press says the chosen word of kindness suggests an awareness of mental health challenges others may be facing.