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.
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.
Children vote for 'kindness' as Oxford Word of the Year
'Kindness' is children's most popular word of 2024, according to Oxford University Press (OUP). Sixty one per cent of children voted for 'kindness', 25 per cent opted for 'artificial intelligence' and a small proportion (seven per cent) selected 'conflict' for Oxford Children’s Word of the Year.
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Kindness named Oxford Children's Word of the Year
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