Flower Child (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The young artist's free-spirited nature and anti-war protests labeled her a flower child of the 1960s counterculture movement.
- His flower child parents raised him to question authority and challenge the status quo in all aspects of life.
- The iconic Woodstock music festival was a gathering place for flower children from all over the country who sought peace, love, and social change.
- With her tie-dye clothes and anti-establishment views, she embodied the spirit of a flower child in a world that often seemed too conventional.
- As a flower child, she spent her college years protesting the government and advocating for civil rights and environmental causes.