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Record 1 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

A child or young person who is conservation-conscious and environmentally active.

CONT

These determined do-gooders are just a few of America's ecokids, the new generation of conservation-conscious, environmentally active schoolchildren.

OBS

This neologism has been formed by derivation. The combining form "eco-," which represents "ecology," "environment," "nature," or "natural habitat," has been added to the word "kid," which means child or young person.

OBS

The word "gosse" has been used in the proposed translation because its level of language, "familier"3 maintains the level of language of "kid," which, when "kid" refers to a child or a young person, is informal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts

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