poster child
poster child
nounDefinition of POSTER CHILD
1
: a child who has a disease and is pictured in posters to solicit funds for combating the disease
2
: a person having a public image that is identified with something (as a cause)
Examples of POSTER CHILD
- She was a stirring speaker and activist and soon became the poster child of the antiwar movement.
First Known Use of POSTER CHILD
1969
Rhymes with POSTER CHILD
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