- Advertisement -ISLAMABAD, Jan 28 (APP):Peace is Oxford Children’s Word of the Year for 2025 according to research by Oxford University Press (OUP) as 35 percent of children chose peace, narrowly followed by a third (33 per cent) choosing AI and 21 percent opting for resilience. OUP is calling for schools to participate in the next Oxford Children’s Word of the Year to further support children’s reading, vocabulary development and oracy skills. Andrea Quincey, Director of Early Years and Primary Publishing, Oxford University Press, said: “A key theme we see from our Oxford Children’s Word of the Year research is just how attuned children are to current affairs. “For this reason, we are calling for schools to get involved with our Oxford Children’s Word of the Year research for 2026. In response to the latest findings, the Children’s Language department at OUP has published the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2025 report, which went live on January 21, 2026.