third culture kid

短语

词形变化

third culture kids 复数

别名

third-culture kid

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A young person who has lived for a significant period outside their birth (or passport) country due to parental work-related migration.

词源

Coined by American sociologist and anthropologist Ruth Hill Useem in the 1950s. "Third culture" refers to a distinct way of life different from those of the birth or host countries, but common to fellow expats.

来源：wiktionary