flower child

/ˌflaʊər ˈtʃaɪld/
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Other forms: flower children

Definitions of flower child
  1. noun
    someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
    synonyms: hippie, hippy, hipster
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    type of:
    crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer
    a person or group who pushes to improve an institution or system by changing it
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