‘Kindness’ named as Children’s Word of the Year

More than three-fifths of children chose ‘kindness’ as their word of the year (Alamy/PA) -

“Artificial intelligence” has lost out to “Kindness” as the 2024 Children’s Word of the Year.

More than 3,000 children across the UK aged six to 14 were asked for their word of the year, with “kindness”, “artificial intelligence” and “conflict” among the most common suggestions, according to publisher Oxford University Press (OUP).