More than 6,000 children aged 6 to 14 took part in selection and voting in the annual research, which is run by the Oxford University Press.
The word of the year for 2024 is "kindness", having won 61% of the votes in the poll. OUP’s research reveals that concerns about mental health are behind the choice of word for many of the young respondents.
Runner-up was “artificial intelligence”, voted for by 25%, while in third place reflecting the current volatile global context was “conflict”, with 7% of the votes.
The OUP poll also asked children to nominate and vote for the slang word of the year, which for 2024 was selected as “slay” – voted for by 28% of respondents.
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