Queen has been voted the Children’s Word of the Year after the country mourned the loss of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
More than 4,000 children aged between six and 14 were asked for words they felt had been important during 2022 by The Oxford University Press (OUP). Based on the top themes, three words – Queen, happy and chaos – were shortlisted, and a separate poll of a further 1,000 children by Opinium found Queen received the most votes of the three.
Nearly half (46%) of the children surveyed chose Queen as their number one word. The OUP said the findings highlight that the news has an impact on children and they absorb the language around current events.
