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Indigo child

Indigo child noun: a child believed to be the next stage of human evolution; believed to have paranormal abilities like telepathy, or to be more empathic, independent, and creative than their peers.

Noun

Indigo child (plural Indigo children)

  1. (New-Age) A child believed to be the next stage of human evolution; believed to have paranormal abilities like telepathy, or to be more empathic, independent, and creative than their peers.
    • Adults misunderstand this behavior as being contrary or difficult, when it is simply the Indigo child attempting to find emotional respite.1989, Barbara Bowers, What Color is Your Aura?, page 203

Forms of Indigo child

pluralIndigo children

Origin of Indigo child

Coined in the 1970s by Nancy Ann Tappe, a synaesthete who claimed to perceive most children under the age of ten with an indigo aura.

Questions about Indigo child

What does Indigo child mean?
Indigo child means a child believed to be the next stage of human evolution; believed to have paranormal abilities like telepathy, or to be more empathic, independent, and creative than their peers.
What part of speech is Indigo child?
Indigo child is a noun.
What is the plural of Indigo child?
The plural of Indigo child is Indigo children.

Words near Indigo child in the dictionary

  1. indigo bunting
  2. indigo buntings
  3. indigo bush
  4. indigo bushes
  5. indigo carmine
  6. Indigo child
  7. Indigo children
  8. indigo copper
  9. indigo red
  10. indigo snake
  11. indigo snakes

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