flower child

noun

(especially in the 1960s) a young person, especially a hippie, rejecting conventional society and advocating love, peace, and simple, idealistic values.

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Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; from the conventional image of such people as carrying and distributing flowers

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flower child
noun
someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle [syn: hippie]

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