Oxford reveals Children’s Word of the Year for 2025
The word children chose as their word of the year for 2025
- Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced peace as the children's word of the year for 2025, based on a survey of nearly 5,000 children aged six to 14.
- Peace was chosen by 35 per cent of children, with AI and resilience being the next most popular choices.
- One in ten children cited ongoing conflicts, such as those in Ukraine and Gaza, as reasons for selecting peace.
- OUP's research also revealed a 60 per cent increase in mentions of peace in children's stories submitted to the BBC 500 Words competition since 2015.
- Six-seven was overwhelmingly voted as the children's slang word of the year, with 47 per cent of votes, valued for promoting inclusivity and social connection.