flower child
nounDefinition of flower child
: a hippie who advocates love, beauty, and peace
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Also This Weekend As flocks of flower children convened upstate for the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in August 1969, another landmark gathering was unfolding just south of 125th Street. — New York Times, "In Central Park, a Concert for Immigrant Rights. And Selena.," 15 Aug. 2019 Cliff is more willing than Rick to accept the hippies – even picking up a flower child hitchhiker - but also more skeptical about their true motivation. — Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, "Quentin Tarantino’s brilliant, audacious “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” brings 1969 to vivid life (review)," 24 July 2019 Grateful Dead fans' favorite pattern has been trending in the world of nail art all season, and now, another nail design is here to satisfy your inner flower child: lava lamp nails. — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, "This Realistic Lava Lamp Manicure Is Going Viral on Instagram," 8 July 2019 Change it, just not in quite the same way the flower children originally imagined. — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "Recalling Altamont as a crime story," 12 July 2018 Though this moment fits Hadid's pattern of honoring nineties notes, the fringe worn by both women exude an air of cool-girl bohemian that makes the irreverent flower child detailing feel entirely contemporary. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Bella Hadid's New Haircut Takes a Page From This Iconic Former First Lady," 20 June 2018 Suri, 12, was also a flower child for the event, wearing a long-sleeve Dolce & Gabbana dress that fell below the knee and ballet flats. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, "Katie Holmes and Daughter Suri, 12, Twin in Floral Dresses at the Ballet," 22 May 2018 The ballon sleeves and micro buds lent the look a slight ’60s flower child feel. — Maria Ward, Vogue, "Carey Mulligan Makes the Case for Modest Style at the Tony Awards," 11 June 2018 Rocked by the singer in the '70s and '80s, these ultra-long strands are renowned for looking equal parts flower child and full-on glam. — Rebecca Norris, Allure, "Jennifer Lopez Wore 50-Inch Hair Extensions at the Billboard Latin Music Awards," 27 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flower child.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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